Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly revealing

Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by golemotron on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:25PM (#27257293)

> Unfortunately, Apple has to maintain this rule because otherwise developers will implement workarounds to avoid charging in the App Store altogether

If the decision goes against Apple, I'd be surprised if they didn't just 'charge rent' to be on the App Store, just like a retail mall charges stores. Apple would have to take on the additional work of negotiating with each App, which would likely be "take it or leave it" pricing for all except the big ones, but I can't imagine it being illegal.

That doesn't cut to the core claim of lack of competition, though, and that's why the choice of remedy here will be interesting.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by sosborn on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:32PM (#27258337)

> just like a retail mall charges stores

Of course, as we all know, rent in a retail mall often includes a percentage cut of monthly revenue, so we would be right back where we started.

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