A federal court jury decided late Monday that Google 's Android app store, Google Play, uses anti-competitive practices that hurt consumers and software developers. The verdict is a significant win for Epic Games and its CEO, Tim Sweeney, which have been fighting against mobile app stores and their fees since 2020 — including an unsuccessful challenge to Apple 's App Store rules which is currently being appealed to the Supreme Court. Sweeney attributed the win to revelations during the trial that Google had allegedly deleted or failed to keep records such as chats about its secretive deals with app makers….