Great article from Ben Thompson today on the Apple antitrust case:

…the Epic case may have shown that Apple’s policies around the App Store were (mostly) legal, but that didn’t mean they were right; now the DOJ, looking for another point of vulnerability, is trying to make the case that Apple’s right approach in delivering an integrated experience is in fact illegal.

He ties things together really well, especially: while the case isn’t about the App Store, the frustrations with the App Store contributed to the environment in which legal action against Apple more broadly was necessary.

Numeric Citizen

I’m really starting to think that some high ranking advisors (Schiller) and lieutenants need to go, including Tim Cook.

Michael Gemar

@manton Terrific piece. It’s really striking to me how technically sophisticated the EU’s approach to Apple has been versus the DOJ, which seems kinda like a mess.

Manton Reece

@pratik No, I think hardware + software is still a great approach for Apple. They could do that while allowing more competition in software.

Manton Reece @manton
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