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Epic lost to Apple, including on appeal. This will likely be decided by the Supreme Court.
Things can still change, but strong headwinds.
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#22Hope that this happens to Apple eventually too.
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#23>Epic v. Google [...] hinged on secret revenue sharing deals between Google, smartphone makers, and big game developers, ones that Google execs internally believed were designed to keep rival app stores down.
Without finding the same thing in Apple, I doubt this will affect Apple's case much, but of course I should mention I'm not a lawyer; I'm perfectly happy to be schooled if someone more knowledgeable comes along!
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I'm guessing it's because this was a jury trial and Apple's wasn't.
Practically I get that but legally I don't get it. Aren't we virtually dealing with the same evidence, arguments and laws?
Probably will get at least one outlier with different 10 judges, too.
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#25So does this mean they can go back after Apple and win, using this as precedent?
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#27I've had so many business ideas that I've killed at the idea stage because giving 30% of revenue to Apple or Google made it not viable.
Might be time to revisit them...