Meta, Microsoft, X, Match pledge selves to Epic battle against Apple App Store Meta, Microsoft, X, and Match Group are piling on Apple in support of Epic Games' ongoing legal battle over the Cupertino giant's stranglehold on its App Store. The consortium of tech behemoths has formally requested [PDF] permission to file an amicus brief in support of Epic Games' motion to enforce an injunction that could …
The best anti-monopoly measure could be banning acquisitions once a company has reached certain size. Or acquired company price cannot be larger than x relative to the larger company capitalization. Would this stimulate competition and innovation?
Apple makes a car. It's pricey but really good, and, especially, it works brilliantly well with iThing devices. And hardly at all with anyone else's. But that doesn't really matter, because you can only run it on iPetrol.
Unrealistic.
Apple makes an electric car. It's pricey but pretty good. Works well with iThings. USP is that you can charge it really quickly, but only from Apple's own charging points.
Other electricity suppliers realise that they can make the same rapid chargers and turn a fair profit at prices seriously lower. Apple responds with a software update, and bumps up the leccy price.
-A.
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