I know plenty of companies that depend on mobile transactions and app usage and they are 100% strictly Android and are very popular well companies not struggling.
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Apple Accuses Epic Games of 'Willful, Brazen, and Unlawful Conduct' in Countersuit Asking for Breach of Contract Damages
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I know plenty of companies that depend on mobile transactions and app usage and they are 100% strictly Android and are very popular well companies not struggling.
And there are 100000s of non-competes that have been overturned because they were not written fair. I know because I have been on both sides. No non-compete can stop you from working. The employer might think so, but case law says otherwise.
I never said there were not consequences, but even no-pet clauses can be overturned if they are not written correctly and enforced consistently. So it may not be smart to challenge a contract, but there is no legal or illegal determination unless decided by a court. If it is not decided by the court then you willingly abide by the terms of the contract. Your choice, which is fine. But your willingly following the contract does not make it a legal contract. If fact there is case law that make this point exactly.
Yes it can, all my family members work for a business that has immediate termination for breaching a non-compete. Like I said, you can take it to the courts, but you still lose your job in the meantime.
It's great what epic is doing. It highlighted something that has been going on for quite a long time. It allowed more and more developers speaking up and hopefully it will change some of apple practices. Seeing Apple apologize to WordPress was a good first step n hopefully it will lessen their bullying behaviors.
Each of these articles is another painful reminder of my decision to not go to law school. Apple's lawyers are laughing all the way to the bank.
Why? Isn’t it obvious... bunch of haters trying to get ahead by any means necessary. Here’s an idea... innovate Apple out of the position they are currently in and then you won’t have to whine like a three year old.
My point is that people saying a contract is not enforceable without having a court to decide is just not correct. As stated, all my family works for the same company that has immediate termination for breaching a non-compete contract. Yes, you are very welcome to go to the courts, but you cannot keep working at the company until they decide otherwise. Thus, a contract is enforceable without a court decision. You basically go to the court to overrule their actions. Getting evicted owning a pet in a non-pet apartment complex for example. You would essentially be having the court overrule their rules. But IN THE MEANTIME you are still evicted or fired.
Who cares? Apple’s store, Apple’s rules. It’s all Apple’s ecosystem that THEY created for better or for worse; you want to play in it... you play by their rules. You knew that when you signed up, you can’t go crying about it later.
Damages done to apple: $0
Apples reputation has not been harmed. Apple is just wasting the courts time with this counter suit. Courts time they pay no taxes toward.
Apples reputation has not been harmed. Apple is just wasting the courts time with this counter suit. Courts time they pay no taxes toward.
If the visionary was gone then, isn't that visionary gone now? Last I checked the visionary in question hasn't been leading Apple for just shy of 9yrs. On top of that, most of the secondary visionaries Jobs incubated have left or been forced out since his death. What visionary is left at Apple to justify defending them? I know this isn't the argument you are making, so anyone is free to respond, but why is there such a desire on sites like MacRumors to defend a company that has been resting on its deceased co-founder's laurels?
My thoughts: Apple was always primarily a device company under Jobs. Would it have been wrong for Tim Cook to move into services as well? No, but only as long as they continued to innovate in the device space as well. Tim Cook seems to have gone only for the former. Its let Apple increase its revenue, and along with stock buybacks, its share price. Great for investors, which is why Tim Cook still has a job, but otherwise bad for anyone that enjoys Apple devices and wonders about lost potential.
Widgets on the home screen... groundbreaking
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Apple should just disclose the amount of revenue paid to Epic since the start of the App Store. Assuming it's legal to do so via the contract (which it may not be). It would be interesting to see just how much Epic has benefited from the App Store and its resources.
Epic is worth around 18B so ... math is tricky right? Sweeney is said to be worth around 5B.
Microsoft did that once, the govt fined them 1M a day for giving away windows explorer for free. They ended up paying over 200M so your statement isn't always true. Apple needs to tread lightly bc if the govt feels they are a monopoly. They will break them up like they did with AT&T back then.
He was a genius but he was also awful. He colluded w book publishers to raise prices n got slap by the govt. Not to mention his famous phrase, good artist copy, great artist steal.
Apple won't lose an Antitrust Battle with Epic over Pricing.
But, they could lose an Antitrust Battle with other companies over "App Discovery".
In fact, they could lose complete control of the App Store over it !
And if that were to happen, then Apple would ALSO lose control over Pricing, as control of that would either go to the Govt (defining an App Store as a Utility, which would be best), OR to whoever runs / controls the new iOS App Stores !
IMO, there absolutely should be Other / Alternative iOS App Stores !
But, they must be run / controlled by third-party companies that have NO ties to third-party apps, & the penalty MUST be severe for any of them Playing Favorites.
Trusted, Verified, & Transparent should be the Goal !
Apple's existing App Store is Trusted (by the General Public), but it is NOT Verified, & certainly NOT Transparent !
Would love to see my U.S. Congress FORCE AAPL to disclose per-Qtr, per-Category Revenue Numbers for the entire history of the App Store (here in the States) !
That alone would do magical things INSIDE Apple !
It would force Apple to get their act together OUTSIDE of Game Apps & Little Kid Apps, where they have focused 99% of their efforts !!!
Make NO mistake, if Apple were to disclose per-Qtr, per-Category Revenue Numbers for the entire history of the App Store (here in the States), it would have the single BIGGEST impact (in the App Store) of anything they OR anybody else could do !
The stock would take a 20% hit, but it would probably quickly Recover if Apple detailed to the General Public how they are addressing the current limitations.
But, they could lose an Antitrust Battle with other companies over "App Discovery".
In fact, they could lose complete control of the App Store over it !
And if that were to happen, then Apple would ALSO lose control over Pricing, as control of that would either go to the Govt (defining an App Store as a Utility, which would be best), OR to whoever runs / controls the new iOS App Stores !
IMO, there absolutely should be Other / Alternative iOS App Stores !
But, they must be run / controlled by third-party companies that have NO ties to third-party apps, & the penalty MUST be severe for any of them Playing Favorites.
Trusted, Verified, & Transparent should be the Goal !
Apple's existing App Store is Trusted (by the General Public), but it is NOT Verified, & certainly NOT Transparent !
Would love to see my U.S. Congress FORCE AAPL to disclose per-Qtr, per-Category Revenue Numbers for the entire history of the App Store (here in the States) !
That alone would do magical things INSIDE Apple !
It would force Apple to get their act together OUTSIDE of Game Apps & Little Kid Apps, where they have focused 99% of their efforts !!!
Make NO mistake, if Apple were to disclose per-Qtr, per-Category Revenue Numbers for the entire history of the App Store (here in the States), it would have the single BIGGEST impact (in the App Store) of anything they OR anybody else could do !
The stock would take a 20% hit, but it would probably quickly Recover if Apple detailed to the General Public how they are addressing the current limitations.
"All competition is anti-competitive." - I think you need a dictionary, mate.
Dead right - we shouldn't call him Tim Swiney, and nor should we be giving Captain Crook the nickname of Tim Apple
"And "rent" isn't illegal." - Oh, but it is illegal if it is monopolistic. Same as if a company spews toxic waste into the river in order to increase it's profits. Breach the laws that our government makes (i.e. "we the people" make, as the government are our elected law makers), which are required to be followed if you want to operate a business in our country. See, "we" own the country, not the companies. The companies only get to operate if we let them. And we only let them if they follow the laws we make. And we make those laws to protect us from all the nasty business practices that a lot of businesses will take advantage of if we let them.
Google is way more monopoly then Apple ever will be. I don't think Apple has to worry about being broken up.
If Epic keeps barking they are going find themselves permanently looking for a new place to live.
In the US, companies are people.
It has nothing to do with numbers? That’s really the only argument one could make - that iOS is so big Apple has to keep it closed to keep it safe. Not saying I agree but I don’t know what other argument one could make for having one open and the other closed.