Industry The Web DMA compliance scrutiny continues as EC opens five investigations into Apple, Google, and Meta Microsoft and Amazon are also on notice, but Bytedance is in the clear By Cal Jeffrey, March 26, 2024, 2:48 PM 11 comments
Wearable Tech Mobile Apple worked on Android compatibility for the Apple Watch for three years before abandoning the project Should companies be forced to make product that are compatible with their competitors? By Cal Jeffrey, March 22, 2024, 3:25 PM 11 comments
Apple Industry US Department of Justice files broad antitrust suit against Apple US government attacks Apple's policies on messaging, cloud services, third-party interoperability, and more By Daniel Sims, March 21, 2024, 1:10 PM 29 comments
Industry Apple Apple bans Epic Games again, ending its third-party app store ambitions Apple cites Epic's past behavior and Sweeney's comments, calling the company "verifiably untrustworthy" By Daniel Sims, March 7, 2024, 6:15 AM 10 comments
Industry Google Court mandates Epic and Google to settlement talks before concluding antitrust lawsuit Judge surprised that parties had not even attempted to settle; says, "This is solvable" By Cal Jeffrey, November 29, 2023, 3:34 PM
Industry Gaming Gabe Newell ordered to testify in-person in Valve's antitrust lawsuit after court ignores his Covid concerns Newell had wanted to give his deposition remotely By Rob Thubron, November 27, 2023, 10:08 AM 27 comments
Industry Google Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls Google a 'crooked' company during antitrust trial Google denies any wrongdoing and says Epic Games is a greedy company unwilling to pay its dues By Kishalaya Kundu, November 22, 2023, 9:11 AM
Tech Culture Google Google paid Samsung $8 billion to make its apps the default on Galaxy phones Google is also expected to pay Apple $19 billion this year to be the default search engine on iPhones, iPads, and Macs By Kishalaya Kundu, November 17, 2023, 9:17 AM 13 comments
Industry Google Google's $147 million offer to Epic Games: a desperate bid to bring Fortnite to the Play Store Google was worried other developers would follow suit By Rob Thubron, November 10, 2023, 6:55 AM 7 comments
Gaming Industry About five years later, the Epic Games Store is still not profitable Earlier reports suggested Epic might recover the store's losses by 2027 By Daniel Sims, November 7, 2023, 5:31 PM 26 comments
Apple Google Apple called Android a "massive tracking device" in revealed internal documents Apple insists it respects users' privacy more than Google By Kishalaya Kundu, November 6, 2023, 8:10 AM 13 comments
Industry Google Tinder owner leaves Epic Games "alone" to battle Google's app store policies Alpabet's User Choice Billing option seems good enough for everybody else, but Sweeney says, "No." By Cal Jeffrey, November 1, 2023, 4:56 PM
Google The Web Google paid over $26 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine across devices Google remains the largest search provider with 90% of market share across desktops and mobile By Kishalaya Kundu, October 30, 2023, 7:39 AM 7 comments
Google Apple Apple briefly considered buying Bing from Microsoft to replace Google search on iPhone Ultimately, maintenance costs and a minuscule market footprint ruined the deal before it got off the ground By Cal Jeffrey, September 29, 2023, 4:04 PM
Industry Google Federal judge rules DoJ can publish Google antitrust exhibits online, ending a one-week media blackout Google can still object to and redact sensitive information By Cal Jeffrey, September 27, 2023, 6:01 PM
Industry FTC files a massive 172-page antitrust lawsuit against Amazon Amazon is confident that the suit does not hold up to the facts By Cal Jeffrey, September 27, 2023, 2:12 PM 7 comments
Mobile Industry Apple made a search deal with Google because there was no "valid alternative," Eddy Cue tells court The companies also agreed to defend the deal against government scrutiny By Rob Thubron, September 27, 2023, 5:19 AM
Software Apple Setapp is planning to be the first third-party app store for iOS devices Store will open once Apple complies with Europe's DMA next year By Cal Jeffrey, August 22, 2023, 4:59 PM 9 comments
Microsoft Industry Europe is investigating Microsoft for antitrust law breach with Teams & Office bundle Redmond is seemingly uninterested in resolving all of Brussels' concerns By Alfonso Maruccia, July 28, 2023, 8:39 AM 9 comments
Industry The Web Amazon faces potential break-up as FTC finalizes antitrust lawsuit The FTC is getting ready for the big one By Rob Thubron, July 27, 2023, 6:55 AM 15 comments
Gaming Industry Microsoft and Activision extend $69 billion merger deadline to quell CMA concerns The extension also opens the door for the FTC to take further action after is injunction denial By Cal Jeffrey, July 19, 2023, 3:03 PM
Industry Apple Court grants Apple another stay on allowing external payments while awaiting SCOTUS appeal Despite voting to grant, district judge says, "Apple's arguments cannot withstand the slightest scrutiny" By Cal Jeffrey, July 18, 2023, 5:13 PM
Industry Google Monopolistic company Google accuses Microsoft of monopolistic behavior Google says that Microsoft makes it difficult for customers to diversify their cloud spending By Alfonso Maruccia, June 22, 2023, 10:15 AM 8 comments
Software Apple Epic Games loses antitrust appeal in its battle against Apple's walled garden For the second time, court says Apple is not exercising monopoly power By Cal Jeffrey, April 24, 2023, 5:02 PM 16 comments
Industry Google DoJ claims Google 'systematically destroyed' evidence by auto-deleting chat logs Employees (execs) held "sensitive" conversations on Hangouts since it purged threads after 24-hours By Cal Jeffrey, February 24, 2023, 4:51 PM 11 comments