In a landmark ruling, Judge James Donato has declared Google's tight grip on the Play Store an illegal monopoly, forcing them to usher in an era of unprecedented openness and competition. This verdict,

The Judge for Epic v Google round 1 has ruled that Google has to "open the Google Play store" and Google is already working on the appeal.

Judge Donato orders Google to open its Play Store and android itself to third-party stores as part of his final ruling in Epic v Google.