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“Gonzalez Rogers said she couldn’t ‘imagine a logical reason why Apple would demand that of competitor apps... Other than to stifle competition, I see no other answer.’”

First, Apple used its monopoly to squash parental control apps in favor of its own. Then, those tools broke, Apple said they’d fix it but never did. Now, after getting called out, it's promised to fix its broken parental controls – in the NEXT update. Hold. Them. Accountable.

Huh… Last time I checked, Apple was telling a US judge in ND Cal that 27+3≠30.

Four Additional States Join Justice Department’s Suit Against Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/four-ad…

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Happy Monday.

Happy Shermanniversary! On this day in 1890, President Harrison signed the Sherman Act into law. Great for all of the benefits consumers get from robust competition and for inspiring funny cartoons like this one.

“Specifically it wants the court to strike all references to Apple’s ‘dominant position’.” And that “unfair pricing may hurt consumers”. 👀 Of course it does.

A beautiful morning in Brussels. And 66 degrees beats the 101 temps in DC!

One more time for those in the back: Antitrust is nonpartisan - this case was launched in a Republican administration and tried in court during a Democrat administration, and the state coalition of plaintiffs includes most of the states in the Union.

“But using the feature comes with fees so steep that it’s hard to imagine any developer using it.”

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It’s nuts that providing simple pricing info in app in 2024 is novel, but let’s go. Oh, only in Europe… newsroom.spotify.com/2024-03-04/the…

Free markets require open platforms and an end to self-preferencing Consumers deserve choice instead of suffering from monopoly rents

We are two hours into the first day and the first request to sign a permission slip for school has already hit my inbox.

Today is my #Spotiversary. A year with much live music! From Madonna to chamber music in a London church, plus SAM SMITH, Indigo Girls, Charli, the Choral Arts Society of Washington, big band jazz at Blues Alley and Birdland, The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” & whistling-king Andrew Bird.

With all the big tech news today you might’ve missed this line from the Harris platform: “She will direct her Administration to crack down on anticompetitive practices that let big corporations jack up prices & undermine the competition that allows all businesses to thrive.”

Another sunny day in Brussels!