Q&A with Tim Sweeney on the recent Epic v. Apple ruling, bringing Fortnite back to iOS via Epic's Swedish developer account, and spending $100M+ on legal fees
- Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney — the guy behind Fortnite — has been fighting Apple over its App Store rules for five years.
Q&A with former FTC commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Slaughter, who Trump fired, likely illegally, on Meta, fighting for privacy, and bribes in the US
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Q&A with DOJ antitrust boss Jonathan Kanter on the US' Google win, being “overjoyed”, the appeal, Google's Apple deal, competition, market definitions, and more
The heart of it was Google imposing conditions on access to distribution. … X: @modestproposal1 : I thought the interviewer did a great job here of asking very informed questions and eliciting more of...
Q&A with Ethereum co-founder and Consensys CEO Joe Lubin on Consensys' lawsuit against the SEC, implications of the SEC classifying ETH as a security, and more
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Q&A with Sonos CEO Patrick Spence and CLO Eddie Lazarus on the decision to sue Google for patent infringement, competing with tech giants, Web3, and more
Sonos has long accused other tech giants of stealing its patents and technology, but in 2020, it actually sued Google for patent infringement.
Q&A with Spotify's chief legal officer Horacio Gutierrez on its problems with Apple, potential fixes, the Epic vs Apple lawsuit, EU vs US policy, and more
Snap suspends anonymous Q&A apps Yolo and LMK after lawsuit over teen's death, allegedly due to bullying messages
Yolo and LMK, two Snapchat apps that allow users to send anonymous messages, are no longer available to users of the social media platform after parent company Snap suspended them Tuesday.
Q&A: Facebook Oversight Board director Thomas Hughes on upholding Trump's ban, why the Board isn't a PR stunt, Facebook refusing to answer its questions, more
Nicholas Suzar who “loved” a comparison between Trump & Hitler —Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei, a member of George Soros' Open Society Initiative —Jamal Greene who fantasized about Trump being shot 🤔 Dan P...
Q&A with FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller and analyst Neil Cybart about the merits of Epic's lawsuits against Apple and Google, and the economics of the App Store
“Epic's complaints are very well-crafted, but the hurdle for establishing an antitrust violation is high”
Q&A with House antitrust committee chair Rep. David Cicilline who says Apple is acting like a monopolist and a bully whose App Store fees are “highway robbery”
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