The "walled garden" of app stores is coming down: Google Play Store to allow third-party downloads next week, marking the end of Epic's litigation victory

According to JinZhi Finance APP, Alphabet Inc.'s Google (GOOGL.US) has informed the federal court in California that starting next week, it will allow U.S. users to directly download third-party app stores within the Google Play Store. In a court filing submitted late Tuesday, Google stated that it was withdrawing its previous motion to amend the final judgment in the Epic Games antitrust case, the developer of Fortnite. This move effectively brings an end to the long-running lawsuit.