80s_Apple_Guy

Beats said:

Until Uncle Joe’s repair shop starts messing up everyone’s iPhones while voiding the warranties.

Then these “right to repair” idiots will blame Apple for Uncle Joe’s failures. 

wizard69 said:

Trey_Lance said:

Epic is so out of line here , which judge even accepted this law suit?

Epic is owned by Tencent, you know that company that also makes these movies that says how great the Chinese government is? And half of the board of Tencent have ties to the current Chinese government?

Hello people?

This is bullshit as you try to use the horrors of China to deflect from the real issues Apples practices create.   If Epic wins it will be a win for all developers and users of the iOS ecosystem.    Right now Apple has a creatively stacked deck of cards that always generates a winner for them.   Frankly if you combine the issues with App Store and the other anti competitive practices Apple engages in and you will see that Apple is going to have a very tough going in the next few years as governments world wide crack down.   Apple has just gone off the deep end trying to create a world in their image forgetting that many don't have the same views as them.   One of those views is the fairness when it comes to how App store is managed.

Frankly Apple is using some of he same idiotic excuses, that only the extremely gullible accept, that they use to fight right to repair.    In the end Apples motivations are planned obsolescence and getting a cut of every commercial app that runs on its devices.    It can be likened to Ford demanding 30% from every gas station when you fill up your tank.   It isn't something most Americans would feel comfortable with and frankly is against the law.   I just don't see Apple having a leg to stand on especially if one looks deep into existing law and what has traditionally been accepted business practice.

sree said:

Apple has every right to completely remove the app store and sell a phone with only apple created apps. Nobody stops apple from doing that.

But since they have created an app store where third parties can sell their ware, they have a legal obligation to maintain a fair market. They can't have their cake (by getting all the third party app ecosystem) and eat it too (by using anti-competitive measures against these third party developers). Remember, the legal suits and complaints are by these third party developers and not by the government. They have every legal right to expect a free and fair market and to sue when they don't get it. 

It is not too much to ask that every apple app also pass through the same gates that third party apps pass through.
Apple apps should have access to the same capabilities that third party apps do.  (Otherwise how is it different from IE and Netscape?)