[HN Gopher] The Apple vs. Epic Decision
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       The Apple vs. Epic Decision
        
       Author : ingve
       Score  : 34 points
       Date   : 2021-09-13 13:29 UTC (9 hours ago)
        
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       | Despegar wrote:
       | This was the correct decision legally and from the public
       | interest perspective. The App Store complaints were always a
       | contractual dispute between businesses. Developers hoped to ride
       | the antitrust wave that emerged over the past 5-6 years to
       | renegotiate the terms in their favor. Unfortunately for them
       | there was never any legitimate antitrust issues with Apple, as
       | the district court has now confirmed.
       | 
       | There's no reason for consumers to care about the business
       | dispute developers have with Apple any more than they care about
       | the carriage disputes between media and cable companies. And
       | there are plenty of reasons why they would side with Apple, some
       | of which were discussed in the court's decision.
        
       | doctorsher wrote:
       | Solid analysis, and a great read. I'm happy you posted this, as I
       | was disappointed by the other Apple v Epic article that was
       | making its way around HN today [0]. This article is significantly
       | more substantive IMO.
       | 
       | The author makes some wise predictions on Apple's response to the
       | lawsuit. Particularly on whether Apple will appeal the injunction
       | because it was based on the UCL, but the injunction applies
       | nationwide. Though no matter what happens, I hope consumers and
       | developers get a fair shake.
       | 
       | [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28507747
        
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