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• @nickstatt Nick Statt on x

  New: iOS developer @keleftheriou, who drew attention to App Store scams last month, is now suing Apple, accusing it of abusing its monopoly power. https://www.theverge.com/...

• @philiped Philip Elmer-DeWitt on x

  Dear Apple, Why is your App Store such a mess? https://www.ped30.com/...

• @neilcybart Neil Cybart on x

  @philiped App Store is Phil Schiller.

• @chrismlacy Chris Lacy on x

  There's only two ways App Store scams remain rampant in 2021: Apple's either encouraging it or allowing it to happen. Amazing/brave step by @keleftheriou suing Apple here. I'm curious: who's paying the legal fees? Is there a Gawker-style backer? 🤔🧐 https://www.theverge.com/...

• @hbkirb Adam Demasi on x

  What bugs me about the government investigations into Apple is that lawmakers seem to be unaware of the intricacies of the App Store, and Apple uses that to their benefit to get away with things. Glad to see this one go to court. Apple hurting Kosta's business is disgusting. http…

• @mosenatlarge @mosenatlarge on x

  This is the developer of the FlickType app which is popular in the blind community, and it's an important, fascinating read. Fleksy co-founder is suing Apple over lost revenue resulting from App Store scammers https://techcrunch.com/...

• @ihnatko Andy Ihnatko on x

  I hope Apple is taking a lesson from all of this: that they can either respond to developer complaints via an open and functional two-way channel of communications, or they can respond in court. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @keleftheriou Kosta Eleftheriou on x

  Apple has been abusing their position to the detriment of consumers & developers for years. They portray the App Store as “a place you can trust” & their practices as fair, but in reality they bully developers & fail to police their store. My lawsuit: https://www.washingtonpost.c…