"Epic vs Apple" has finally arrived, and as Tim Sweeney now famously said, we're in for some "fireworks"!
On day thirteen, Apple's developer relations testimony is rather jokey, while it certainly treats its security testimony as anything but a joke. The question is "Is time running out for Epic?".
An Apple a day definitely doesn't keep the lawyers away...in Virtual Legality.
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CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction, Essential Facilities, and Scheduling 08:14 Day 13 Live Tweets (Adi Robertson) 09:28 Buying Outside the Ecosystem (Schmid) 13:19 The Apple Pitch - Apps (Schmid) 14:27 Helping Epic (Schmid) 20:51 Apple Sign-In, Cross-Platform and...Roblox (Schmid - Cross) 30:38 Defending Apple's Security (Federighi) 36:48 Sideloading and Mac Insecurity (Federighi) 40:41 The Problem with Enterprise (Federighi) 42:12 The Apple Pitch - Ease and Security (Federighi) 44:39 Streaming and Bad Answers (Federighi) 48:41 Poking Holes in Need for Security Features (Federighi - Cross) 57:51 Conclusion
Discussed in this episode:
"An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV
"Epic v Apple: Just the Trial" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-TrSXpg6irNK7kbZt-NY0O
"Apple asks court to rule iOS is not an ‘essential facility’" The Verge - May 19, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/19/22443616/apple-requests-court-dismiss-epic-essential-facilities-claim-fortnite-trial
"Unlucky Day 13 of Epic v. Apple..." Twitter Thread - May 19, 2021 - Adi Robertson https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1395029579484606464
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