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I really hope Epic wins that lawsuit against Apple, not because I particularly care about Epic, but because I'd like to see Apple forced to allow alternative web browsers.

Still don't get how it was a problem for Microsoft to "bundle" Internet Explorer, but it's apparently not a problem for Apple to bundle and also actively block any installation of competing browsers.

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What Apple offers is Apple's vision of how they want the products they sell to work. You might not agree with Apple, but that's fine because alternative products are available.

Whereas Microsoft was using their operating system monopoly power to mandate how other companies' products could be configured prior to sale to customers.

(This distinction is why—in my opinion—Google is in more trouble against Epic than Apple. Because unlike Apple, Google has strong leverage over how other companies' Android devices can work.)

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