In this episode, Richard Hoeg delves into the Epic Games vs. Google legal battle. He provides insights on Google's control over third parties, analyzes the jury's verdict, and explains the Sherman Act and Epic's antitrust claims. The episode also covers topics like monopolization, Google's efforts to block other app stores, their 30% fee, and the impact of antitrust laws on console platforms and semi-open systems. The future of the Apple vs Epic case and Epic's role are also discussed. (0:00) Introduction and overview: Epic Games vs. Google (6:46) Insights on Google's control over third parties and the impact on the case (14:21) Detailed analysis of the jury's verdict on Google's violations (23:04) Explanation of the Sherman Act and Epic's antitrust claims (33:25) Discussion on monopolization (43:15) Google's efforts to block other app stores (51:02) Google's 30% fee (1:03:47) Impact of antitrust laws on console platforms and semi-open systems (1:10:39) Future prospects of the Apple vs Epic case (1:15:20) Discussion on the role of Epic (1:19:03) Conclusion and Legal disclaimer