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Technology

Nov. 9, 2023

Epic uses Google’s charts to argue app developers lost money using Google Pay

Showing the nine-member federal jury charts and graphs made by Google’s sales team, Epic’s attorney argued that despite having to pay Google up to 30% of the money they make from in-app purchases, on average only 10% of developers’ revenue was a result of the benefits Google provided.

Epic uses Google’s charts to argue app developers lost money using Google Pay
Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive, second from right, arrives to testify at an antitrust case against Google at E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington on Oct. 30. (New York Times News Service)

SAN FRANCISCO — Day three of the trial of Epic Games’ antitrust trial against Google focused on the plaintiff’s argument that app developers overpaid in terms of net value to have their apps listed on the Google Play Store, and they had no choice.

The first witness on Wednesday was Michael Marchak, Google’s director of sales, and he was questioned by Epic attorney Gary A. Bornstein of Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Google attorney Mic...

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