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00:00Epic's victory royale. Google to open Android like never before.
00:05Epic vs. Google looked bound for a Supreme Court showdown, then a plot twist.
00:10They're settling.
00:11After four years, Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google want to settle,
00:16pending Judge James Donato's approval.
00:19And this isn't some bare minimum settlement where everyone shrugs and pays lawyer fees.
00:24If approved, Google would open up Android as Epic has pushed since 2020, in the U.S., and globally through 2032.
00:32Let's rewind.
00:34Earlier this year, Judge James Donato handed Epic a major W,
00:39requiring Google to allow rival app stores inside the Google Play Store,
00:44grant full app access, and stop forcing Google Play billing.
00:49But that ruling only lasted three years and only applied to U.S. users.
00:53Now Google's offering a deal that goes further.
00:57Google cuts play fees to 9 to 20 percent,
01:00enables one-click trusted app stores,
01:03side-by-side payments,
01:04and zero fees for third-party billing.
01:08Rules apply globally until June 2032.
01:12Epic CEO Tim Sweeney calls it an awesome proposal,
01:15shading Apple for still pretending the app store is a moat guarded by dragons.
01:20Google, meanwhile, is framing this as,
01:23we totally love openness now.
01:26There's fine print.
01:28Google can still take a cut in certain cases.
01:31And the fee structure is, let's say, lawyer-flavored.
01:35But if Judge Donato approves,
01:37Android could become the first major mobile OS
01:40to fully normalize competing app stores.
01:43And if Google drops its cut to single digits,
01:47Apple, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Valve, your move.
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