How Apple lost control of the App Store | The Vergecast

Everywhere you look, antitrust fights have the potential to reshape the tech industry. Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes start by digging into the latest ruling in the Apple / Epic trial, in which a furious judge rips open the App Store in a way Apple likely never saw coming. The way we pay for apps is about to change, and fast. After that, it's time for an update on the Google and Meta trials, as Google tries to preserve its search empire and Meta tries to make the case that basically every company on the web is its vicious competitor. Finally, in the lightning round, it's time for another installment of Brendan Carr is a Dummy, plus some notes on this week's Worldcoin launch and the strange new Meta AI app. Also: party speakers. Always party speakers.

0:00 Intro
00:46 Apple's Legal Troubles
2:10 Party Speaker Phenomenon
11:01 Apple vs. Epic: The Antitrust Battle
35:56 Patreon and the Future of Internet Transactions
36:15 The Battle Over In-App Purchases
37:12 Apple's Antitrust Struggles
39:40 Developer Reactions and New Opportunities
41:45 Apple's Financial Pressures and AI Delays
49:37 Epic Games vs. Apple: The Fortnite Saga
1:02:25 Google's Antitrust Battle: Sundar Pichai's Testimony
1:11:38 Google's Influence on Chromium Development
1:14:28 The Chaos of Courtroom Media Coverage
1:16:27 Meta's Legal Battle and TikTok's Role
1:19:38 The Future of Social Media and Messaging Apps
1:22:19 Meta's Antitrust Case and Market Definition
1:28:54 Brendan Carr
1:34:16 Worldcoin and Eyeball Scanning Technology
1:38:45 Meta's AI and Advertising Vision
1:42:02 Display Technology Innovations

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