Apple and Epic Games Trial Has Started. What to Know

Barron's2021-05-04

Apple‘s legal battle with Epic Gameskicked off in earneston Monday—an event Wedbush analyst Dan Ives likened to “Game of Thrones.” Whether that’s because it’s a high-stakes clash of titans with far-...

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f123bb0
2021-05-05
f123bb0
Pls like and comment.
darrentanjm
2021-05-04
darrentanjm
This is why aapl will remain strong for years to come. Don't like the app store? Go elsewhere. Simple
AAZJ
2021-05-04
AAZJ
Color the phone purple and sell to idiots...lol...buy purple cover better...rotten apple
MNCoffee
2021-05-04
MNCoffee
Noice?
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luckyplate
2021-05-04
luckyplate
apple might lost more money again from this .
BigBeef
2021-05-04
BigBeef
So they want to use the App Store but don’t want to pay? How about everyone use the Unreal Engine but not pay Epic? Hypocrites.

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How about everyone use the Unreal Engine but not pay Epic? Hypocrites.","listText":"So they want to use the App Store but don’t want to pay? How about everyone use the Unreal Engine but not pay Epic? Hypocrites.","text":"So they want to use the App Store but don’t want to pay? How about everyone use the Unreal Engine but not pay Epic? 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