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Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) received a legal setback on Monday after its search engine arm Google’s Android app store was ruled to have unfairly taken advantage of antitrust barriers, leading to detrimental effects on both consumers and software developers, according to a federal jury. The lawsuit was brought forward by Epic Games, the creators of the widely-known video game Fortnite. What Happened: Following a four-week trial, the jury reached a unanimous verdict. The focus of the decision was Google’s Play store, which is used by hundreds of millions worldwide to download apps …