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Apple’s EU app rules comply with Digital Markets Act unless judges take purposive interpretation to higher level
Read more: Apple’s EU app rules comply with Digital Markets Act unless judges take purposive interpretation to higher levelApple has a resaonable argument that it complies with the EU’s Digital Markets Act in a literal sense.Only a teleological (or purposive) interpretation of the DMA poses a risk to Apple, but the legal and factual hurdles are high.
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Apple appeals certification of consumer class action over App Store cut; Epic Games opposes recovery of $73M fees
Read more: Apple appeals certification of consumer class action over App Store cut; Epic Games opposes recovery of $73M feesA couple of filings were made late on Friday in two App Store antitrust cases: Apple is appealing the certification of a consumer class challenging the 30% cut, and Epic Game opposes Apple’s demand for a $73M recovery of attorneys’ fees.
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Apple effectively kills numerous browser games in the EU: unprecedented slap in the face of tech regulation
Read more: Apple effectively kills numerous browser games in the EU: unprecedented slap in the face of tech regulationThe latest iOS beta version shows that Apple is prepared to flip the bird to the institutions of the Europan Union in response to an attempt to better regulate digital markets.
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TikTok loss in EU court case benefits Apple’s resistance to Digital Markets Act as EU Commission risks BILLIONS
Read more: TikTok loss in EU court case benefits Apple’s resistance to Digital Markets Act as EU Commission risks BILLIONSBytedance failed to win a court order that would have suspended the EU Commission’s designation of TikTok as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act. But the court’s reasoning shows certain limits of DMA enforcement.
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Microsoft to appeals court: Activision Blizzard was planning significant job cuts even as independent company
Read more: Microsoft to appeals court: Activision Blizzard was planning significant job cuts even as independent companyContext: Yesterday (February 7, 2024), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a letter with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that a recent announcement of 1,900 job cuts at Activision Blizzard strengthened its case for an injunction. The FTC said that it would become difficult to spin off ABK in…
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Disney-Epic Games alliance has important past and current connections with Apple, Google app store fights
Read more: Disney-Epic Games alliance has important past and current connections with Apple, Google app store fightsApp store antitrust matters are not mentioned in the announcement of Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games, but there are important implications, some of which are not merely speculative.
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U.S. court certifies 12-year-old consumer class-action claiming Apple’s standard App Store tax should be < 14%, not 30%
Read more: U.S. court certifies 12-year-old consumer class-action claiming Apple’s standard App Store tax should be < 14%, not 30%A 2011 consumer class-action lawsuit over Apple’s App Store that says a competitive commission would have been 13.69% instead of 30% has finally reached the point of class certification, but significant hurdles remain.
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Meta CEO Zuckerberg confirms Apple’s rules in response to EU DMA discourage creation of alternative iOS app stores
Read more: Meta CEO Zuckerberg confirms Apple’s rules in response to EU DMA discourage creation of alternative iOS app storesMeta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirms what others have said: Apple’s new EU rules generally don’t create an opportunity for alternative app stores.
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