Epic Games lawsuit: Academics from Harvard, Stanford, UCL, and more testify against Apple<div class="feat-image">
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<p>The <a href="
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https://9to5mac.com/2021/04/27/apple-reinforces-that-app-store-was-built-to-protect-users-as-trial-against-epic-approaches/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the primary role of the App Store was to protect users[/url].</p>
<p>The academics make the case that it’s possible to have a monopoly on access to iOS apps despite the existence of a competing smartphone platform; that Apple gives its own apps an unfair advantage; that security of apps is just a pretext for blocking competing app stores; that Apple’s cut reduces app sales; and more… </p>
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