A bill strengthening the UK Competition and Markets Authority to regulate tech giants like Apple and Google heads toward approval before the UK's July election
https://techcrunch.com/... Wouldn't have happened if not for the continuing efforts of @owa and in-kind contributions from Apple's legal team. Nothing pulls people together like a megacorp acting li...
Epic says Apple has reinstated its developer account, clearing the way for its Epic Games Store in the EU; Tim Sweeney says the move followed a swift EU inquiry
again Epic Games : Apple Reinstates Epic Developer Account After Public Backlash for Retaliation Ed Hardy / Cult of Mac : Apple relents, reinstates Epic Games developer account Mark Gurman / Bloomberg...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple's “anticompetitive scheme rife with new junk fees” is illegal under the EU's DMA and an example of “malicious compliance”
or 20% of your sales I will never launch an app in Europe. [image] Tim Sweeney / @timsweeneyepic : Yes, Apple did. Because this scheme worked out so well for John Riccitiello. @dhh : Still trying to u...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee approves the Open App Markets Act, which would allow app sideloading and let developers use their own in-app payment systems
in the face of millions in Big Tech lobbying and assaults from all the think tanks they pay — would have been unimaginable three years ago. Probably even two years ago. You love to see it. Alex Harman...
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 / @elkmov...
Profile of the Coalition for App Fairness, a group created by Epic, Spotify, Match Group, and others, seeking to open Google and Apple app stores to competition
Ben Brody / Protocol : Tweets: @benbrodydc , @appfairness , @adamkovac , and @wexler Tweets: Ben Brody / @benbrodydc : Of all the Big Tech antitrust fights, the hardest punches probably landed in app...
Senators Klobuchar and Cotton introduce a bill to regulate Big Tech acquisitions, which would force companies to prove proposed mergers aren't anticompetitive
@Google, @Amazon, @Facebook, @Apple — that are crushing competition, shuttering small businesses, and canceling conservatives. Break. 'Em. Up. https://twitter.com/... Ron Knox / @ronmknox : Today @amy...
In a new report, Apple says letting iOS users sideload apps would undermine privacy protections, complicate parental controls, and potentially expose user data
which would also work in a world where those apps were sideloaded. No change at all. @rileytestut : Thanks to sideloading, I can make a living developing my open source apps. If Apple had their way, D...
Tile said Apple holds third-party products hostage by restricting their use of Find My; Apple lawyer confirmed Tile can't disclose Find My agreement under NDA
Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac : Tweets: @jacknicas , @kantrowitz , @rachelbovard , @parkerortolani , @jacknicas , @laurengoode , @appfairness , @laurengoode , @brittanyagibson , and @karissabe Tweets: Jac...
Ahead of its congressional testimony, Tile shares concerns of unfair competition regarding AirTag, which is tightly integrated with Apple's Find My network
Spotlight on Apple's Tile killer and Opt-in tracking in advance … Mike Peterson / AppleInsider : Tile bemoans Apple AirTags launch, raises antitrust concerns Tom Phillips / NFCW : Apple rolls out AirT...