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Gamers, Companies Show Support After Fortnite Developer Sues Alphabet's Google

Gamers, Companies Show Support After Fortnite Developer Sues Alphabet's Google

Sympathy poured in for Epic Games Thursday night and the following day after the company doubled down on its legal actions against Big Tech. Shortly after bringing a lawsuit against Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) on antitrust grounds for removing Epic's Fortnite video game from its App Store, Epic filed a similar suit against Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) for doing the same with its Google Play store. In a statement sent to USA Today regarding the Apple lawsuit, Spotify wrote that "[w]e applaud Epic Games' decision to take a stand against Apple and shed further light on Apple's abuse of its dominant position."