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gatorguy said:

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thinkman100000000 said:

For all the damage ($$$) Sweeny has caused Apple, they should publicly declare to everyone that Epic is never going to be on Apple devices! Apple, unlike nearly every vindictive company, has never to my recollection ever dumped on them……or anyone. "Them" being Epic, Spotify, X, Microsoft, Samsung………and the list goes on. In the cases of Epic and Spotify, these companies wouldn't be nearly as successful as they are had it not been for Apple. 

Apple has never dumped on Microsoft?

Are you asking because you don't know?

Or are you putting it in a form of a question to make it seem that you do know the Apple has dumped on Microsoft and making it seem obvious?

If you have have instances of Apple dumping on Microsoft, then I would think many here would like to know what you know, instead of posting it as a question.

I find a few hits if searching "Apple blames Microsoft". The most recent has Apple claiming that it's really Microsoft behind the Epic shenanigans

Which has nothing to do with the question.   “dump on” was defined as making a complaint to a regulatory agency or in court blaming their woes on that company. 

Kierkegaarden said:

Separately, Epic Games is continuing to press the European Union over Apple. In that case, its criticisms concern what it alleges is Apple's "malicious compliance" in only technically following the laws of the Digital Markets Act.

If you’re “technically” following the law, are you not acting legally?

Exactly.  There is no such thing as “malicious compliance” (in the sense meant here).  You either are compliant or not compliant.   Change the criteria if you think that compliance is not enough.  

While class action suits have their place, lawyers fees should be capped at 5% of the settlement amount.   (Or their abouts).   Most of these class action suits you read about are lawyer driven.  My FB feed is full of sponsored ads trying to drum up enough aggrieved people for whatever to file a suit.   “Did you play Sonic the Hedgehog? You may be owed $2500”.   That sort of nonsense.  (Yes that is approximately a real one on FB now — from memory so the $-amount may be off). 

With the in-store availability of replacement HomePods etc. 

remember that Tim Cook was a logistics expert.  We see this here as an example of “just in time” being off in time.  

Apple TV.  Especially with an M processor could be the console if they wanted to put a small amount of investment in and get some exclusives.  With the added benefit of probably being able to support iPhone/iPad and Mac as well with derivative versions.