Some experts say the DOJ's Apple lawsuit makes a strong case for harm to consumers and developers, but proving Apple's market power could be challenging
They now meet a second group of legally trained minds that took the time to read the document: … Dan Moren / @dmoren@zeppelin.flights : Despite my critiques of the DoJ suit, I think there are valid points in there. The cloud gaming section is one bit where it seems clear that Apple blocked a technology that it felt was a threat with an arbitrary ruling—clear because they subsequently backtracked that decision with no real technological change. X: Michael Buckelew / @michaelbuckelew : @stevesi That whole story interviewed I think three people with ties to the FTC and nobody who has software expertise. This whole thing comes across as people who wouldn't see a problem with square wheels suing Goodyear. Arvind Narayanan / @random_walker : A striking statistic from @matthewstoller's post about the DoJ lawsuit against Apple. Just one of a long list of anticompetitive practices. Apple becoming the Boeing of computing sounds unthinkable, but without intervention maybe that's what will happen. https://www.thebignewsletter.com/ ... [image] Steven Sinofsky / @stevesi : ‘Even stronger’ than imagined: DOJ's sweeping Apple lawsuit draws expert praise ""They told a very coherent story about how Apple is making its product, the iPhone and the products on it - the apps — less useful for consumers in the name of maintaining their dominance. " No. The complaint tells a story without saying how the product is more useful for consumers than the equal, highly competitive, vibrant, thriving, and globally dominant Android platform.