Dieter Bohn

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@gruber requiring that they allow buttons does not necessarily equal in-app purchases, of course. — PolitiTweet.org

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@gruber that seems like a misreading to me. It is a list of things that apple can't prohibit in "apps and their metadata," and that list includes "buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms" — PolitiTweet.org

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Vital thread from Adi detailing all the notable parts of the Epic v. Apple ruling. — PolitiTweet.org

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@reckless @pkafka An attempt to create a more general rule now that could stand up to future technological / policy changes rather than have a very narrow rule that could be avoided somehow in the future? — PolitiTweet.org

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Just look at the last two weeks of policy changes — all of which were things Apple was made to do, not things it proactively chose to do. It’s so weird to see this company on its back foot. But this + CSAM — just a lot of backpedaling! — PolitiTweet.org

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I’ve been thinking about how much faster things are moving in the past few weeks on App Store policy. Wanted to prove my hunch was right so I ...had to make a complete timeline of the major policy changes Apple has made over the years. It’s a lot! https://t.co/rYNSMogRXr — PolitiTweet.org

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@reckless "And I’m confident Apple will try to say that “button” just means what something looks like, while developers will say that “button” means how something works. (There is a lot of irony in this for Apple.)” — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s @reckless on the important sentence in today’s ruling. There is a real “where does the comma go and does that change things like with the first amendment" vibe to all this! https://t.co/5SrZT50lgb — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thedextriarchy: Here’s the judge’s full reasoning on why anti-steering provisions are bad. Short answer: "Apple created an innovative… — PolitiTweet.org

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Another way of looking at this whole fight that is valid and paints both Apple and Epic in a bad light: This is really about who gets to make a ton of money off just a few whales. The house always wins, and both Apple and Epic are arguing over who gets to be the landlord. https://t.co/KMoD4DaUrM — PolitiTweet.org

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Well, here’s something Apple is going to be excited to cite in the coming months: the judge does not think a case has been made that iMessage is a form of lock-in. https://t.co/2AlnhFxTqe — PolitiTweet.org

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Apple’s Preview app on the Mac beachballing and freezing every time I try to search for something definitely feels like it’s actively trying to keep me from understanding this Epic v. Apple ruling. — PolitiTweet.org

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This, really, is the heart of Apple’s mistakes with the App Store. Somehow it believed that if it actively made changes itself, all would be lost. So instead it just chose to react, react, react, react. https://t.co/9bta5xVtLr — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @reckless: (Yes we are doing an emergency Vergecast. Need to finish all the coverage on the site first tho!) — PolitiTweet.org

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I know everybody’s excited for Dune but why is nobody talking about the amazing CGI in Dune II? https://t.co/qMNwXz9MQz — PolitiTweet.org

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There were dozens of us. DOZENS — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thedextriarchy: Sad: Epic/Apple judge punts on defining a videogame. https://t.co/bWi2quwUGE — PolitiTweet.org

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Naked banana man is legal https://t.co/G62YfDFx9M — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @chriswelch: Breaking: Sonos has announced price increases — some quite significant — for the majority of its products including the Roa… — PolitiTweet.org

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Worth noting that Apple scored a significant victory in the ruling: the judge did not find it was a monopolist in the mobile gaming transactions market. Here’s Apple’s statement calling out that win: https://t.co/HdHYyCNhGT — PolitiTweet.org

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Live look at Epic offices right now https://t.co/1KX3slM92B — PolitiTweet.org

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There will be appeals and delays and whatnot, but right now this feels like the moment everybody recognizes the inevitable: anti-steering rules in app stores are dead. Hey Google, how’s your trial prep going for your Epic case? — PolitiTweet.org

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"Apple’s conduct in enforcing anti-steering restrictions is anticompetitive. ... This measured remedy will increase competition, increase transparency, increase consumer choice and information while preserving Apple’s iOS ecosystem which has procompetitive justifications." https://t.co/jIuIrdGAnD — PolitiTweet.org

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Bam. In Epiv v Apple, judge rules Apple must allow apps to LINK OUT to external purchases, or lets them use buttons. That level of specificity matters! https://t.co/fdSuyjEBom https://t.co/ILnH29oezC — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @reckless: Judge in Apple / Epic issues permanent injunction against Apple, developers now allowed to direct customers to other payment… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alexeheath: Interesting move here (Apple backups are still not encrypted) https://t.co/8DcxhxzRvI — PolitiTweet.org

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@jimduyck @alexhcranz @reckless …. … .. . There it is. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaypeters: Epic has asked Apple to reinstate its Fortnite developer account so it can launch the game in South Korea, which just passed… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sokane1: It is a car, but also technology. Apple will make it, but also it won’t. The Apple Car simply cannot exist until it is observe… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sokane1: Project Titan is everything, and it is nothing. It is the alpha and the omega. No one works on it, but everyone works on it. Y… — PolitiTweet.org