The US DOJ sues Adobe for allegedly harming “consumers by enrolling them in its default, most lucrative subscription plan without clearly disclosing” plan terms
Amid a flurry of tech news yesterday … Kevin Okemwa / Windows Central : US government sues Adobe for ‘deceptive’ business tactics and hiding steep subscription cancellation charges to ‘trap’ its custo...
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 US DOJ sues Apple, alleging the company blocked its competitors from accessing iPhone features, made switching to non-Apple devices more difficult, and more
In 2010, a top Apple executive emailed Apple's then-CEO about an ad for the new Kindle e-reader. TechCrunch : TechCrunch Minute: Breaking down the Apple iPhone antitrust lawsuit from the DOJ CNBC : DO...
Google calls DOJ's case deeply flawed: “People use Google because they choose to, not because they're forced to, or because they can't find alternatives”
but it's the government's power to police big tech that's on trial Financial Times : Google/antitrust: unparanoid Android Mark Sullivan / Fast Company : Why Google is poised to win the DOJ's antitrust...
Judge denies Epic's motion to restore Fortnite to the App Store but orders Apple to not block Unreal Engine; full hearing scheduled for September 28
Apple is blocking Fortnite updates and new installs on the App Store … Nick Statt / The Verge : Epic confirms Fortnite's new season won't be on iPhone, iPad, or Mac Joe Rossignol / MacRumors : Epic Ga...
Regardless of Epic's chances in court, every decision Apple makes favoring itself, and not society in general, is an invitation to scrutinize its power
I write a weekly newsletter around tech and media, picking the 10-20 pieces … Surur / MSPoweruser : F.lux accuses Apple of strong-arming them, just like Epic Tweets: Sam Bowman / @s8mb : What Epic is ...