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Correction: this is a bench trial. I misread something earlier. The perils of reporting over audio stream :( — PolitiTweet.org

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@Mike_Wuerthele @igneouswx Yes Mike is correct. I misread something earlier. (That said: now there's only one person whose opinion matters) — PolitiTweet.org

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@igneouswx The only people whose opinions really matter are in the jury box — PolitiTweet.org

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@igneouswx There's only 12 people who need to care about this lawsuit rn — PolitiTweet.org

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Apple is one of the most valuable companies in the world because it has terrific executives who are ruthlessly effective at operating the business to their advantage. But that is not how the company wants anyone to see it, ever — PolitiTweet.org

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One risk of this trial is definitely that Apple's internal emails and exec testimony on the stand will be straight mask off compared to the company's carefully managed public image — PolitiTweet.org

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@wbiggart Sure is! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thedextriarchy: Tim Sweeney is now recapping the metaverse from Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash to the court to explain what Fortnite is. — PolitiTweet.org

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@wbiggart Nope! — PolitiTweet.org

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Legal nerd trivia: Apple showed this slide to the jury, citing a recent (controversial!) Supreme Court decision ruling in favor of American Express in a different rate-setting conflict. Amex's law firm in that case is Epic's law firm in this case! https://t.co/BIj7kf15xg — PolitiTweet.org

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Here we go -> — PolitiTweet.org

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I would note that @benthompson has been banging this drum for years, noting that in China Apple's sales are much less consistent because WeChat's dominance means switching phone platforms is much, much easier https://t.co/wVd01SjDAS — PolitiTweet.org

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I would not that @benthompson has been banging this drum for years, noting that in China Apple's sales are much less consistent because WeChat's dominance means switching phone platforms is much, much easier https://t.co/wVd01SjDAS — PolitiTweet.org

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@slorello The remedy Epic is seeking in this trial is the ability to put a different app store on the phone -- iMessage is just part of the argument that Apple locks users in to a tightly-controlled market in anticompetitive ways — PolitiTweet.org

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iMessage lock-in is, by Apple's own admission, part of the engine that makes the iPhone go in the US, and Apple knows that leaving iMessage is hard. Which probably explains why the process of turning iMessage off has always been so flaky and inconsistent — PolitiTweet.org

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1. The slide transitions during Epic's opening argument using literal bricks stacking up are very funny 2. Apple really, really knows that iMessage keeps people on iOS, and that messages get lost when people switch to Android. https://t.co/wdDz7I1AXe — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nycmariya: Today, I launched the @voxmedia writers workshop, a free training and mentorship program that pairs editors & writers from @… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thedextriarchy: “Developers found themselves caught in a trap of Apple’s making.” The most common flower in Apple’s walled garden “was… — PolitiTweet.org

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Opening arguments in Epic v Apple have just kicked off. @thedextriarchy is our lead reporter on the trial, with @mslopatto live in the courtroom on a rotating schedule with other reporters. So far, we're hearing Epic lay out the case that the iPhone is a walled garden. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jon_bois Jon’s 9 Volt is a great diner name, also you can get the new electric Blackstone — PolitiTweet.org

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@Klonick And on the other side, the people who are like, technically it’s possible to crash the moon into Kansas let’s see what happens — PolitiTweet.org

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@Klonick This is how I feel about AR — PolitiTweet.org

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@ATT I appreciate you but it feels like a safe assumption that you may not have the authority to direct further investment into U-Verse — PolitiTweet.org

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@Cirilla1253 That Chromebook is like the single most reliable and beloved thing I have ever bought them! — PolitiTweet.org

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@nsweaves Ohhhh interesting — PolitiTweet.org

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@TujuMaster It’s a different sticker on the same horrible piece of hardware — PolitiTweet.org

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@shawncreed Nope and also it is a miserable app — PolitiTweet.org

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(Yes, I am going to try a streaming TV app for them. None of them have the exact set of channels they want. Years, people.) — PolitiTweet.org

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After literally years of trying to make my parents’ TV situation work consistently, I must conclude that AT&T is bad and the U-Verse set-top box should be illegal — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @russellbrandom: After four years of constant crisis, it’s wild to see a news alert that’s just “Jeff Goldblum... what’s that guy up to?… — PolitiTweet.org