Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by jonny_eh on Monday December 11, 2023 @07:41PM
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Epic lost to Apple, including on appeal. This will likely be decided by the Supreme Court.
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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by yladiz on Monday December 11, 2023 @08:01PM
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Hmm, what do you mean it will likely be decided by the Supreme Court? The difference between this and the Apple case?
Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by hanniabu on Monday December 11, 2023 @08:31PM
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Is it because they own the phone and OS too?
Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by stingraycharles on Monday December 11, 2023 @08:33PM
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Partially; it’s also because they don’t have secret revenue sharing deals with hardware manufacturers.
Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by fbuslop on Monday December 11, 2023 @09:24PM
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Doesn't that mean entirely? apple makes the hardware too
Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by neverrroot on Monday December 11, 2023 @07:44PM
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Things can still change, but strong headwinds.
Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by jonny_eh on Monday December 11, 2023 @07:48PM
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It's absolutely untenable for there to be a law that applies to one company but not a competitor doing an identical thing.
Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by throwaway98797 on Monday December 11, 2023 @07:52PM
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that’s true
the facts are different between apple and google
Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by meepmorp on Monday December 11, 2023 @07:53PM
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Maybe it's not an identical thing when you get into the details.
Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by TulliusCicero on Monday December 11, 2023 @09:06PM
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Yeah, Apple is even more restrictive and monopolistic, which somehow means they're in the clear.