《堡垒之夜》官司:谷歌据称曾考虑买下 Epic

Epic 指控谷歌企图透过收购遏止威胁

Epic 《堡垒之夜》规避应用商店内购抽成而状告苹果与谷歌一案中,根据最新解密的法庭文件显示,谷歌一度考虑买下 Epic,作为「遏止」Epic 的手段。

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根据 The Verge 的报道,Epic 引用谷歌内部文件,称Epic 企图规避谷歌应用商店抽成的做法是威胁公司的「传染病」。

Epic 说,「谷歌长久以来的独占情况,是谷歌蓄意达到并维持的结果。」Epic 指控谷歌利用「公司的庞大、影响力、力量与金钱,致使第三方无法与其抗争,进一步扩大其独占。」

为了防止 Epic 绕过谷歌所谓的独占做法,Epic 表示谷歌「甚至企图买下部份或是全部的 Epic 来遏止这个威胁。」

谷歌对于此事内部讨论的细节则仍属保密,然而没有任何外界消息传出指谷歌曾企图收购 Epic。

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney 今天在推特上表示,「我们当时也不知道,音位法庭的保护禁令,我们也是才发现谷歌曾考虑买下 Epic 以终止我们与谷歌应用商店的竟争。」

Epic 在 2020 年中对谷歌与苹果提出控告,表示两个公司都在自己的应用商店中采用「反竞争」的行为。

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