(Aus) Federal court rules Apple and Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct

It'll be interesting to see what this substantiates to.

> "Specifically, conduct that prevents or prohibits the direct downloading or sideloading of native apps and conduct that prevents or prohibits developers and users from using alternative payment methods." - Justice Beach

This reads to me like a potential allowance of non app store payments in apps without a cut for Apple (or a reduced one) and potentially alternative app stores.

> While Apple argued it imposed those restrictions for security concerns and risks, Justice Beach ruled it remained anti-competitive.

> "The fact that Apple has imposed those centralised app distribution system for the purpose of protecting security, does not entail that there is not also a substantial anti-competitive purpose involved."

Hoping against all else that this forces Apple to build us a gate in the garden walls and allow other app stores. Platform control is market manipulation.