Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the company's payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers. Below are some questions and answers about what the verdict means. DIDN'T APPLE WIN A SIMILAR CASE? The nine-person jury in the Play Store case apparently saw things through a different lens, even though Google technically allows Android apps to be downloaded from different stores — an option that Apple prohibits on the iPhone...

A federal jury unanimously ruled Google (GOOG, GOOGL) unfairly leveraged monopoly power in the app market in an antitrust lawsuit brought by Epic Games. TD Cowen's TMT policy analyst Paul Gallant says a key distinction in this case versus prior cases is the jury verdict rather than just a judge's decision. Gallant indicates the outcome was "unexpected" given parallels to Apple's litigation, where similar conduct claims failed. He states Google losing when Apple (APPL) imposes more app store restrictions on competitors came as a “surprise.” However, Gallant doesn't believe substantial Play Store model changes are coming anytime soon given that Google will likely appeal the ruling.  For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live...