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Re:Epic vs. Apple judge thinks Apple's being shady about but... by throwaway5959 on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @05:00PM (#40302667)
The real lesson here is don’t piss of Tim Sweeney. Dude just can’t let it go.
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Re:Epic vs. Apple judge thinks Apple's being shady about but... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @05:07PM (#40302712)
> lesson here is don’t piss of Tim Sweeney. Dude just can’t let it go

Not sure if this qualifies as strategic deterrence. If anything, he has thus far just helped Apple set useful precedents. A more-sympathetic plaintiff might have caused the law to veer otherwise.

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Re:Epic vs. Apple judge thinks Apple's being shady about but... by burnte on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @05:59PM (#40303132)
> If anything, he has thus far just helped Apple set useful precedents.

Yes, the forcing Apple to allow external billing platforms has been a very useful precedent.

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Re:Epic vs. Apple judge thinks Apple's being shady about but... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @06:09PM (#40303224)
> forcing Apple to allow external billing platforms

The courts order is far less than what was being mooted in legislation, and killed those bills better than a lobbyist ever could have.

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