Epic Games
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ChatGPT Image 1.5; Apple v. Epic, Continued; Holiday Schedule
ChatGPT Image 1.5 launched, and while it seems comparable to Gemini’s Nano Banana Pro, the product around it shows OpenAI’s advantages. Then, Apple v. Epic rolls on.
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Apple Held in Contempt, The Crux of the Case, The Takings Clause
The judge in the Epic case released a devastating ruling on Apple’s lack of compliance in terms of allowing links to the win; Apple was clearly in the wrong, but still might win on appeal.
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Google’s Play Store Remedies, The Injunction, The Power of Network Effects
The injunction against Google in the Epic-Google case are far-reaching, but probably won’t have the intended effects in the long run.
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Apple Fined by European Commission, Apple’s Spotify Press Release, Apple Revokes Epic’s Developer Account (Again)
Apple’s response to their European Commission fine and their (re)suspension of Epic’s developer account suggest that the company truly believes they own nothing to developers.
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Xbox’s Announcement; Microsoft’s Messy Middle; Apple in Europe, Continued
The specifics of Microsoft’s Xbox announcements don’t portend big changes, and economic factors explain why. Then, more Apple news from the EU.
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The Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apple-Epic, Apple’s (Predictable) Response
The Supreme Court declined to hear the Apple Epic case, which means the injunction against Apple’s ban on steering links in apps goes into effect. Apple’s response, though, shows that nothing will change (and no one should be surprised).
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Google Loses Antitrust Case to Epic; The Differences Between Apple and Google, Revisited; The Tying Question
Epic won its antitrust case against Google, which shouldn’t be a surprise to Stratechery readers: the situation is very different than Apple. What matters most in the decision, though, is tying.
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Apple, Epic, and the Court of Appeals; Apple’s Federal Victory; Epic’s California Win
Apple seems to have won the Appeals Court case in the Epic antitrust lawsuit, but there was a meaningful victory for developers when it comes to the App Store’s anti-steering provision.