Microsoft, the DOJ, and 35 US states led by Utah filed amicus briefs with the Ninth Circuit appeals court largely supporting Epic Games in its Apple case
you know things like iPhones, Macs, and Watches. (And some iPads too!) https://www.techmeme.com/... But hey, why let the facts get in the way of a tweet. https://twitter.com/... Michael Love / @elkmovie : Also the DOJ and a whole bunch of extremely prominent antitrust law professors. But the fact that Microsoft filed a brief *in support of antitrust restrictions on another tech company* feels historically significant in a way none of those other ones are. https://twitter.com/... Mark Rein / @markrein : “The district court committed several legal errors that could imperil effective antitrust enforcement, especially in the digital economy,” according to the filing. https://twitter.com/... @carnage4life : Apple made $123B last quarter. All over the world governments are realizing they're doing this by obscenely taxing and constraining innovation on the App Store. Microsoft at its greediest, “cut off their air supply” days had nothing on Apple today. https://www.bloomberg.com/... @keleftheriou : “It will probably be easy to see for the Ninth Circuit that those who support Epic do so because it's the right and necessary thing to do, while those who will support Apple are just going to have reasons to do Apple a favor.” https://www.fosspatents.com/ ... https://twitter.com/... @keleftheriou : “Epic's appeal is very much alive.” “[Apple] won't be able to counterbalance the support Epic received from 35 states, Microsoft, the EFF, and America's most cited and most authoritative antitrust law professor.” 👏 https://www.fosspatents.com/ ... Michael Acton / @macton93 : @Apple allies will file their briefs at a later date. Volume of submissions - and their tone - goes to show how crucial this #antitrust case is seen to be, and how polarising it is. Michael Acton / @macton93 : @Microsoft now. Not a surprise given one of their execs testified at trial Michael Acton / @macton93 : #EpicvApple story is heating up today Deadline for briefs in support of @EpicNewsroom's appeal of its court loss. And it's a fair haul, with 7 hours left for more filings (looking at you, state AGs) 50+ academics, @ConsumerFed, @Public_Citizen, plus @appfairness members. Michael Acton / @macton93 : Now, at last, US state attorneys-general have filed their support. Remember they are suing @Google on similar grounds, so they have an interest in overturning the @Apple judgment. https://twitter.com/... Thanks: @fosspatents
Of course Apple makes more money than any other company ever. Much of the money they're making isn't rightly theirs! They're taking it from consumers and smaller companies by imposing a monopoly and a tax on app distribution and payments. https://www.inc.com/...
Then there's the brilliant insight that if you don't like the three trillion dollar vertically integrated monopoly that's strangling all facets of the digital economy, “just build your own three trillion dollar monopoly LOL”.
So many tweets today are making the case for an all-powerful tyrant to protect each of us from ourselves and tax us all to pay for it. These bozos deserve to live in the world for they advocate for. The rest of us don't.
US Department of Justice has now filed, but it is not officially siding with either @EpicNewsroom or @Apple It thinks there's a flaw in the application of the Sherman Act. https://twitter.com/...
This is really embarrassing. Under current law there is nothing illegal about what Apple is doing. Should some laws change? Absolutely. Should Tim Epic be the one dictating what is right or wrong? Absolutely f***ing not. Also way to go complaining about bad business practices... …
I mean the App Store makes a lot of money, but nearly 85% of Apple's revenue for Q1 2022 came from hardware. Obviously the margin is higher on Services, but saying that 'much of the money they're making isn't rightfully theirs' doesn't seem fair. https://twitter.com/...
Well, last I checked they are making most of their money from selling hardware — you know things like iPhones, Macs, and Watches. (And some iPads too!) https://www.techmeme.com/... But hey, why let the facts get in the way of a tweet. https://twitter.com/...
Also the DOJ and a whole bunch of extremely prominent antitrust law professors. But the fact that Microsoft filed a brief *in support of antitrust restrictions on another tech company* feels historically significant in a way none of those other ones are. https://twitter.com/...
“The district court committed several legal errors that could imperil effective antitrust enforcement, especially in the digital economy,” according to the filing. https://twitter.com/...
Apple made $123B last quarter. All over the world governments are realizing they're doing this by obscenely taxing and constraining innovation on the App Store. Microsoft at its greediest, “cut off their air supply” days had nothing on Apple today. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
“It will probably be easy to see for the Ninth Circuit that those who support Epic do so because it's the right and necessary thing to do, while those who will support Apple are just going to have reasons to do Apple a favor.” https://www.fosspatents.com/ ... https://twitter.com/…
“Epic's appeal is very much alive.” “[Apple] won't be able to counterbalance the support Epic received from 35 states, Microsoft, the EFF, and America's most cited and most authoritative antitrust law professor.” 👏 https://www.fosspatents.com/ ...
@Apple allies will file their briefs at a later date. Volume of submissions - and their tone - goes to show how crucial this #antitrust case is seen to be, and how polarising it is.
#EpicvApple story is heating up today Deadline for briefs in support of @EpicNewsroom's appeal of its court loss. And it's a fair haul, with 7 hours left for more filings (looking at you, state AGs) 50+ academics, @ConsumerFed, @Public_Citizen, plus @appfairness members.
Now, at last, US state attorneys-general have filed their support. Remember they are suing @Google on similar grounds, so they have an interest in overturning the @Apple judgment. https://twitter.com/...