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@pwolverine @jmadisonplc Right, the idea is that profit-seeking competition between firms will increase consumer benefit because consumers will make choices that benefit them in a free market. Capitalism, if you will — PolitiTweet.org

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Evidence in the Epic / Apple trial is starting to come out -- here, an email exchange between Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi where Cue wanted to bring iMessage to Android in 2013: https://t.co/nqaCpsP5FS https://t.co/TIPdE0dCId — PolitiTweet.org

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I have been told "but you'll sound so smart for just thinking of this yourself" so so many times. No thanks, these are your ideas, we got plenty of our own — PolitiTweet.org

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It has always been irritating, but tech companies are getting worse than ever at trying to redefine "on background" to mean "off the record." We always push back, but I hope every other tech reporter does too. It is ridiculous. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmadisonplc @amyklobuchar But in this case the rents are being charged by the platform vendors? — PolitiTweet.org

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@CalWhimsy Oh fine, the Engadget Podcast. But the show was exactly the same heh — PolitiTweet.org

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This debate used to be Vergecast esoterica in 2008! Now it's congressional testimony. The lesson is, listen to the Vergecast — PolitiTweet.org

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Wild that the the apps-vs-open-web debate has now risen to the level of serious antitrust scrutiny in Congress. From my Decoder interview with Senator Klobuchar: https://t.co/uXwDqLn1ec https://t.co/yVkemaTLi4 — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmadisonplc @amyklobuchar I think what we are hearing from so many companies is that it doesn't work! — PolitiTweet.org

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Really enjoyed this one, which touched on everything from how to regulate AR glasses to net neutrality — PolitiTweet.org

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I asked ⁦@amyklobuchar⁩ if she had any advice for tech execs facing down antitrust reform on Decoder. Her answer? Stop making us so mad. Full episode here: https://t.co/uXwDqLn1ec https://t.co/uO4f6RTFz7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Link! https://t.co/lv3SMhza9w — PolitiTweet.org

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Feels like maybe talking to a couple roofing contractors would’ve sped all this up https://t.co/fvgBNYPEE1 — PolitiTweet.org

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This is 100 percent how I use Face ID all the time — PolitiTweet.org

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Really really excellent @JoannaStern interview with Craig Federighi about app tracking in iOS 14.5 https://t.co/mNRTQcY6Wb — PolitiTweet.org

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@waltmossberg @karaswisher @allthingsd @JohnPaczkowski @KatieBoehret @atow @callaghan @LiaLK A perfect juxtaposition of headline styles there — PolitiTweet.org

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@mixdup I would argue that this is basically the same thing — PolitiTweet.org

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@mixdup Oh, they are just as controlling, in different ways https://t.co/M5ncJcHRXt — PolitiTweet.org

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This is the exact same as any cable bundling argument from the 90s, we appear to have learned almost nothing https://t.co/CaqmLZwujR — PolitiTweet.org

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don’t need apple’s cross-app tracking permission if you never leave the app! — PolitiTweet.org

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@ndelena Gerrymandering and also it appears they are all mischievous kittens — PolitiTweet.org

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@benyt How much debate did you have about the power meters in this illo because I am imagining hours — PolitiTweet.org

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@JCR_83_ Let me tell you about the tremendous business potential in multi tenant storage solutions — PolitiTweet.org

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All of these handheld and mirrorless shots during the Oscars are wild, the whole thing looks like if you hired a YouTube content house to shoot a real estate convention — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @skerbz: in admiration at the composure and grace @anjsud held through her @reckless interview. vimeo has a complex value prop split a… — PolitiTweet.org

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@blakereid HUMDINGER, a gritty reboot that puts a whole new spin on a legendary villain — PolitiTweet.org

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Humdinger is the mayor of the next town over. The Paw Patrol is a mercenary security force with no incentive to fully stop his crimes because otherwise they’d obsolete themselves. I watch this show every day and my three year old has a crush on the dog that’s a cop — PolitiTweet.org

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@morsebs138 @backlon We have confirmed it — PolitiTweet.org

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@Nurmacy Decades of debate amongst professionals — PolitiTweet.org

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The heart of the argument that platforms have their own free speech rights to moderate as they want is right here: a government telling Twitter what to do, and Twitter being made to comply even though it is obviously the wrong thing to do — PolitiTweet.org