Epic v Apple: Judgment Day - Who Won? Who Lost? ...and Why? (VL538)
What it is
Hoeg Law's Virtual Legality walks through the 185-page Epic v. Apple decision, covering antitrust law, relevant markets, anti-steering and who actually won. It runs well over two hours and corrects common media misreadings.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Strongly recommended as the best explanation of the ruling, in more depth and with more accuracy than press coverage.
- 3 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2021, last 2022
What HN commenters said
“I'd suggest watching the excellent video by Hoeg Law.”
Detailed ruling walkthrough noting where media coverage was wrong.
simondotau, 2021-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Epic vs. Apple: Judgment Day – Who Won? Who Lost? and Why?”
“HoagLaw offers a two and a half hour summary of the 185 page judgement”
Two and a half hour summary of the 185 page judgement.
GeekyBear, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Epic vs. Apple injunction doesn't allow for alternative in-app payment mechanism”
“I also recommend those interested to watch the first 4 minutes of the Hoeg Law video and even the whole video”
In-depth look at the trial correcting media misinformation.
rvz, 2021-09 · Recommendation · in “Epic vs. Apple injunction doesn't allow for alternative in-app payment mechanism”
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Topics: epic v apple, antitrust, app store, court decision, legal analysis
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