Apple’s apple shines, but it has its rotten spots too
On the back of iPhones and Macs, the Apple logo shines. But reality does not always glitter. The App Store monopoly must be broken, and the bet on China is causing problems in the present.
I praised Apple last week for strengthening privacy on iPhones. But I also wrote that the company “is open to criticism on other matters”.
Monday was the last day of closing arguments in the case between the brand and the maker of the video game Fortnite. The latter, Epic Games, grew tired of paying Apple a commission on every transaction made on iOS. In 2020, it went to court.
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AI translation from the Portuguese. First published in ECO on 27 May 2021.