The US DOJ's Apple lawsuit has many parallels to its Microsoft lawsuit in the 1990s, but Apple's monopoly position is not nearly as clear-cut as Microsoft's was
“Apple inhibits third-party smartwatches from maintaining a reliable connection with the iPhone.” — To be fair, Apple does that to its own smartwatches too. X: Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur : We t...
The FTC files to block Meta's acquisition of VR company Within, saying Meta “chose to buy” instead of compete, the first antitrust lawsuit filed under Lina Khan
Welcome to BIG, a newsletter on the politics of monopoly power. Lauren Feiner / CNBC : Facebook lawsuit delivers on FTC chair Lina Khan's progressive agenda Josh Sisco / Politico : Antitrust agency ta...
Epic ruling is a win for Apple as it costs the company just a few billion annually and doesn't force Apple to change its fees or let 3rd-party app stores on iOS
one of the linchpins of the internet economy — may be ending.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Steven Sinofsky / @stevesi : Great summary/quotes. Look beyond the (one) headline. #epicvapple It is very rar...
On Day Two of the Apple vs Epic trial, Sweeney said he would have taken an exclusive App Store deal, Apple recounted Epic's praise of Apple's Metal API, more
Simon says Apple refused to let it prominently mention COVID-19 in an update that appeared in its app, because it worried the topic —including just mentioning lockdowns — would be “potentially trigger...
Federal judge rules in favor of FTC in antitrust case against Qualcomm, says its licensing practices for modem chips have strangled competition; stock drops 10%
and analysts 'don't know what will happen next' Tweets: Neil Cybart / @neilcybart : Qualcomm lost its FTC court case. Judge found Qualcomm violated antitrust law. Qualcomm must negotiate or renegotiat...
US Supreme Court rules against Apple, allowing iPhone users to sue the company for alleged App Store monopolization; Apple stock closes down 5.8%
IPhone owners … Casey Newton / The Verge : More Democrats are considering a breakup of Facebook Firstpost Tech : US Supreme Court rules against Apple, allows App Store-related antitrust lawsuits Bogda...
Apple responds to Spotify's complaint, says Spotify seeks to keep all the benefits of the App Store “without making any contributions to that marketplace”
and It's Failing to Make Its Case Jen Thorpe / Geek News Central : Apple Addressed Spotify's Claims Yoni Heisler / BGR : Apple fires back at Spotify and disputes claim that it's stifling innovation Mi...
Sources describe the internal turmoil at Facebook following Joel Kaplan's appearance in support of Brett Kavanaugh during his testimony to Congress last week
in reality, Facebook's senior leaders fight hard, *in public*, for Kavanaugh just as they did for Trump. http://www.nytimes.com/... Deepa Seetharaman / @dseetharaman : News coming: Hundreds of Faceboo...