Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own anti-tracking crackdown

Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by yazzku on Monday October 03, 2022 @03:02PM (#33072133)

You've pretty much defined the anti-trust case in your own sentence.

Microsoft did not prevent other browsers from being installed; it just shipped IE by default and made it annoying af to uninstall.

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by shagie on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @12:40AM (#33076754)

... and compelled OEMs to not uninstall IE (p18), or add a competing browser in a visible way (p24)

... and entered partnerships with ISPs to have pre-installed listings in IE if the ISP didn't mention a competing browser (p29)

... and entered into arrangements with companies to switch browsers being used (p17)

... and attempted to get Netscape to agree to not compete with Microsoft for Windows browsers (Netscape would be Unix and Mac only if that was done) (p14)

https://www.justice.gov/atr/complaint-us-v-microsoft-corp

There's quite a bit more to DOJ vs Microsoft than just "shipping IE by default".

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by yazzku on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @11:33PM (#33090847)

Good points. Still, what Apple is doing here is a clear abuse of its position.

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Re:Apple’s ad business set to boom on the back of its own an... by pwinnski on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @05:01PM (#33101214)

Only if they use the data people seem to be assuming without evidence that they are using.

That a single corporate entity is capable of collecting data does not necessarily mean that said entity is collecting and using that data. Maybe they do! But so far I've seen no evidence of it anywhere from anyone ever.

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