An Australian court has found Apple and Google misused their market power in a dispute with the maker of wildly popular video game Fortnite.

Both Apple and Google kicked Fortnite off their respective app platforms in 2020, after the game designed an in-app payments system that cut the tech giants out of the loop.

Developer Epic Games retaliated by launching legal action against the tech giants in a string of courtrooms around the world.

Australia's Federal Court this week found the tech firms' app-store dominance reduced competition, likely forcing game developers to pay higher commission fees.

"This is a WIN for developers and consumers in Australia!" Epic Games said in a statement Tuesday.

Justice Jonathan Beach however rejected Epic Games' claims that Apple and Google engaged in un

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