Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages
by heckerhut on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @06:32PM
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In Europe, private companies can sue based on anti competitive behavior. It’s not limited to government agencies. Makes sense if you think about it. I’d assume it’s similar in the states.
Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages
by rvz on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:39PM
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> I think that anti-trust needs to be a suit from the US government?
Probably, but I'm not a legal professional. But it is has actually happened before so maybe if the case for anti-trust is clear for Apple, it 'may' escalate to the US Government.
Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages
by pier25 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:19PM
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Maybe Apple will win in court, but it is losing trmendously in the dev and gamer space. I'm sure this was Epic's plan all along.
Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages
by Razengan on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:57PM
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Many non-Apple users are sick of Epic's wolf-crying too, and companies bigger than Epic have tried smearing Apple before (see Samsung).
Meanwhile, Apple is enjoying hereto-unseen levels of financial and critical success.
The only things the majority of regular people are paying attention to is when the next iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods etcetera are going to drop.
Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages
by pier25 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @12:54AM
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Not sure what your point is.
It sounds like you're saying that companies should better not mess with Apple and that financial success puts you above criticism.
Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages
by Razengan on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @05:11AM
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> I'm sure this was Epic's plan all along.
> Not sure what your point is.
Epic Games Asks Court to Allow Fortnite Back on the App Store: https://www.macrumors.com/2020/09/05/epic-injuction-fortnite...
The only think Epic Games can hope for at this point is for the court to find Apple is a monopoly and engaging in unfair business practices but I think that type of finding isn't even in the court's purview -- I think that anti-trust needs to be a suit from the US government? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Cor....