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Re:Apple wins the antitrust court battle with Epic Games, co... by eddieroger on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @09:25AM (#35700113)
It also gives a relatively (/relatively/) equal footing to all apps, short of editor's picks and sponsored results. If you want a podcast app, you will see Apple's own next to something made by a firm of 50 engineers, next to an option made by a 16 year old on a second-hand MacBook Pro. This is in contrast to trying to get on the shelves of Best Buy or CompUSA or Babbages, or anything analog before it.
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Re:Apple wins the antitrust court battle with Epic Games, co... by smoldesu on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @12:48PM (#35703106)
That relies on your definition of "relative" being relative to garbage. Apple runs Google-style App Store search ads[0] that get pushed above everything else, pre-installs (and sometimes forces) their clients on the user, and has access to entitlements that others do not.

There are a lot of areas for scrutiny. This ruling feels like the can is being kicked further down the road, and with the European regulation coming in hot I expect there to be more debate here. Separating Apple's business practices from their personal policies will probably be where this discussion ends.

[0] https://searchads.apple.com/

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