Epic Games points out that Google paid Samsung 1.2 trillion yen over 4 years to make Google Play the default
In a lawsuit in which Epic Games is suing that Google's app distribution platform 'Google Play' violates antitrust laws, it was revealed that Google paid a large amount of money to Samsung in order to maintain its market share on Samsung devices. It was pointed out.
Google Paid Samsung $8 Billion to Make Search, Play Store Default on Mobile - Bloomberg
Google paid $8 billion to make its apps default on Samsung phones | The Hill
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4309219-google-paid-8-billion-to-make-its-apps-default-on-samsung-phones/
According to Epic Games, Google has agreed to ``pay Samsung $8 billion (approximately 1.2 trillion yen) over four years'' to gain the status of the device's default search engine, voice assistant, and app store. He said he did.
In response to this claim, Google's vice president of partnerships, James Koloturos, testified that ``Google decided to share app store revenue with Samsung in order to have Google Play preinstalled.''
According to Kolotouros' testimony, more than half of Google Play's revenue comes from Samsung devices, and the purpose of the talks between the two companies was to ``prevent users from switching from Android devices to iPhones.'' Kolotouros argues that 'these agreements are legitimate efforts made in the name of competition.'
In this lawsuit, Epic Games' lawyer pointed out the existence of a plan to invest money so that Google Play can compete with Samsung's app store ``Galaxy Store.'' According to the lawyer, Google will pay Samsung $200 million (approximately 30 billion yen) over four years to make Galaxy Store available within the Google Play Store rather than pre-installed, and to allow Samsung to create its own payment and billing system. He suggested that it not be provided.
However, this proposal was scrapped, and the current contract to ``pay Samsung $8 billion over four years'' was signed.
Epic Games takes issue with the current situation where Google illegally monopolizes Android apps and takes fees of 15% to 30% on in-app purchases paid via Google Play.
However, Google's lawyer argued that ``Google cannot become a monopoly because it faces competition from companies such as Apple.'' He opined that people would switch to iPhone if Google's app store wasn't pre-installed on their devices.
However, Epic Games' lawyers submitted internal emails as evidence that show Google is concerned about other Android manufacturers starting to launch their own app stores and payment systems. Other evidence points to a plan by Google to give a portion of Google Play revenue to manufacturers other than Samsung, securing exclusivity on Google Play. From this evidence, it has been pointed out that Google was not only preventing people from switching to the iPhone, but also preventing the rise of other Android app stores.
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