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.

A U.S. judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday that will force Google to offer alternatives to its Google Play store for downloading apps on Android phones. The ruling from Judge James Donato in court in California is the most significant outcome from Epic Games' antitrust lawsuit against Google,

Judge James Donato issued his final ruling in Epic v. Google, ordering Google to effectively open up the Google Play app store to competition for three whole years. Google