"Epic's complaints are very well-crafted, but the hurdle for establishing an antitrust violation is high" No doubt by now, most of you are aware of two huge lawsuits filed against Apple and Google by Epic Games over their respective software policies and guidelines, their 30% cut, and what Epic calls an unfair monopoly on the distribution of mobile software. The lawsuits themselves are complex, and there have already been several major developments in the case against Apple. We sat down (virtually, of course) with Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents to discuss the lawsuits, how Epic got the ball rolling, its basic demands, and of course, the comparison between the two. We also chatted about the context of antitrust complaints like those of Spotify, and what this all means for everyday consumers. Mueller has been covering smartphone patent and antitrust litigation for over 10 years at FOSS Patents including heavyweight cases such as Apple v. Samsung, Oracle v. Google, and the FTC v. Qua...
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