Lawsuits
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Apple and the Monopoly Question, iPhone Market Share, Apple’s Durability
More on the Apple antitrust case, and the pertinent question of whether or not the iPhone has dominant market share. Then, why the DOJ’s theory of the case is fundamentally flawed.
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United States v. Apple
Apple is being sued by the DOJ, but most of the complaints aren’t about the App Store. I think, though, Apple’s approach to the App Store is what led to this case.
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Elon Musk vs. OpenAI, OpenAI’s Response, OpenAI’s Foundational Problem
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI; he probably won’t win, because there wasn’t a contract to be breached, but the lawsuit does highlight how far OpenAI is from the non-profit it started as.
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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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The New York Times’ AI Opportunity
The New York Times is suing OpenAI, but it is the New York Times that stands to benefit the most from large language models, thanks to its transformation to being an Internet entity.
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Apple Watch Import Ban, Apple v Masimo, Apple’s Response
Apple Watches are facing an import ban; the relevant court cases seem reasonable on all sides, and the Biden administration should let them play out.
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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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Google’s Apple Payments; Apple Services: Narrative vs. Reality; Google’s Motivation
The juiciest detail yet came out of the Google antitrust case: how much the company pays Apple. This isn’t just a function of Apple’s leverage, but also Google’s strategic foresight.
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FTC Sues Amazon
The FTC is suing Amazon, and some of the complaints are compelling, but ultimately not convincing.