Google, Epic resolve 5-year app store fight

Firms tell judge they want to modify earlier order imposed on Google

- Bloomberg [e-mail]

Google and Epic Games Inc., maker of the popular Fortnite game, reached a settlement in their long-running antitrust fight over how developers distribute and monetize apps on Android phones, according to a court filing.

The exact terms of the agreement weren't disclosed, but the accord comes as the Alphabet Inc. unit had already begun making major court-ordered changes to its Google Play store that would open it up to outside competition. It faces a series of deadlines over the coming months after failing to win relief from the US Supreme Court.

The companies told the judge presiding over their five-year court battle that they want to modify the order he imposed on Google.