Apple Appeals Epic Games Ruling Over 'Anti-Steering' Provisions to U.S. Supreme Court

I hope my preferred, soulless giant corporation prevails in this fight over the other side's preferred, soulless giant corporation.

I hope Epic wins this in the end. I'm not an Epic fan at all, but Apple is way too big to behave they way it behaves and is definitely stifling competition and innovation at this point.

Taking a 30% cut of every mobile platform transaction when you're one out of two mobile platforms, the other of which is doing the exact same thing, is outrageous.

Google and Apple are enjoying a pseudo-competitive situation, in reality there's no competition and it's an implicit cartel. A duopoly is not a competitive situation, there is absolutely zero pricing pressure on either company because they both know they are the only two platforms available and too big and established for anybody else to have a chance to enter the ring.

I really don't understand why everybody is rooting for Apple so badly on this topic, it's a classical case of consumers rooting against their own interests.

You also just described the video game console market. And several other existing markets. Generally, if you develop a platform, you own the rules.

I really don't understand why everybody is rooting for Apple so badly on this topic, it's a classical case of consumers rooting against their own interests.

1) Apple is never in the wrong. Ever.
2) Defend Apple no matter what.

It would be hilarious if the Supreme Court decided to hear only Apple's appeal and not Epic's

I hope Epic wins this in the end. I'm not an Epic fan at all, but Apple is way too big to behave the way it behaves and is definitely stifling competition and innovation at this point.

Taking a 30% cut of every mobile platform transaction when you're one out of two mobile platforms, the other of which is doing the exact same thing, is outrageous.

Google and Apple are enjoying a pseudo-competitive situation, in reality there's no competition and it's an implicit cartel. A duopoly is not a competitive situation, there is absolutely zero pricing pressure on either company because they both know they are the only two platforms available and too big and established for anybody else to have a chance to enter the ring.

I really don't understand why everybody is rooting for Apple so badly on this topic, it's a classical case of consumers rooting against their own interests.

You do realize it's you, the consumer, who ends up paying those 30% extra, right? It's not Epic or Spotify or any other company. It's the consumer for whom things are more expensive, only for the most valuable company in the world to become even richer.

Whether or not you like Epic is beside the point. You can still hate Epic, and of course they are fighting this fight for selfish reasons, but they just happen to be the only ones stepping up to challenge Apple to adopt more consumer-friendly App Store practices, so we should all be thankful for that.

Do you actually believe that prices would drop by 30% if the fee were eliminated?

Do you believe stores should be forced to sell products for free?

I hope Epic wins this in the end. I'm not an Epic fan at all, but Apple is way too big to behave the way it behaves and is definitely stifling competition and innovation at this point.

Taking a 30% cut of every mobile platform transaction when you're one out of two mobile platforms, the other of which is doing the exact same thing, is outrageous.

Google and Apple are enjoying a pseudo-competitive situation, in reality there's no competition and it's an implicit cartel. A duopoly is not a competitive situation, there is absolutely zero pricing pressure on either company because they both know they are the only two platforms available and too big and established for anybody else to have a chance to enter the ring.

I really don't understand why everybody is rooting for Apple so badly on this topic, it's a classical case of consumers rooting against their own interests.

You do realize it's you, the consumer, who ends up paying those 30% extra, right? It's not Epic or Spotify or any other company. It's the consumer for whom things are more expensive, only for the most valuable company in the world to become even richer.

Whether or not you like Epic is beside the point. You can still hate Epic, and of course they are fighting this fight for selfish reasons, but they just happen to be the only ones stepping up to challenge Apple to adopt more consumer-friendly App Store practices, so we should all be thankful for that.