Apple cannot ban links to outside App Store payments, U.S. appeals court

Re:Apple cannot ban links to outside App Store payments, U.S... by dragonwriter on Monday April 24, 2023 @06:40PM (#35694215)

> I wonder why a US appeals court is needed for that decision.

Because it was an issue disputed in a US District Court case, and someone disagreed with the outcome.

> This should be obvious to any laymen who has heard that antitrust legislation exists.

The same decision (applying California unfair competition law on the headline question) also found Apple was not violating anti-trust law, so, your hypothetical layman would have come to the right conclusion only by coincidence, on the wrong basis.

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Re:Apple cannot ban links to outside App Store payments, U.S... by usr1106 on Monday April 24, 2023 @06:50PM (#35694314)

My comment was sarcastic. Of course the legal system works like you describe.

The spirit of antitrust legislation is that competition should not be harmed by one or few dominant players. I would claim it is very clear that Apple (and Google) harm competition in the mobile space. If this cannot be prevented using the existing laws, new legislation is required. Monopolies and duopolies are harmful.

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