Google has faced a tough year in US courts: A judge declared its search business an illegal monopoly earlier this year, and the company also faces an antitrust case over its ad business. Google must open up the Android app store, Google Play, to competition for at least three years, a US judge ruled Monday. The ruling is the latest legal blow to the tech giant, which has already faced two antitrust cases against it this year.The decision comes after video game developer Epic Games successfully sued Google in December 2023, arguing that the company’s app store rules and payment policies meant it held an illegal monopoly and stifled competition from rival developers and stores on its devices. Is the ruling anti-business?

