Photo: INA FASSBENDER / AFP (Getty Images) Participate in the multiple parties currently investigating Amazon and its shameful behavior from the market, authorities in Germany and Canada are now launching their own respective probes. The German Federal Antitrust Bureau, the regulatory authority responsible for maintaining fair competition, has been investigating …
Read More »The new features of Facebook is a barely disguised dunk on Apple
Photo: Denis Charlet (Getty Images) It’s been a tough time for Apple. Just a few weeks ago CEO Tim Cook witness under oath that the app store policy of his company – including the air high tax that gives Apple 30% of all in-app purchases – were fair game, just …
Read More »No, really – These Republicans are serious about big tech anti-trust
Kelly Armstrong and Pramila Jayapal are not what you would call natural political allies. Armstrong, a first-term congressman representing North Dakota’s only congressional district, is a conservative Republican whose campaign priorities include restricting abortion and protecting the rights of gun owners. Jayapal, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, represents the …
Read More »Judge gives even more control over movie theaters to Studios
Photo: AFP / Stringer (Getty Images) Movie theaters have been generously screwed by the global pandemic, and in the last blow, a federal judge has given the go-ahead to ax the 71-year-old Paramount Concession Decision, which should evoke horror of horror for the four of you who have idea what …
Read More »Emails Reveal Why Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller Blocked In-Kindle Book Purchase
Apple’s internal emails, released by the House of Representatives Judicial Committee antitrust investigation, have revealed information on why Apple blocked in-app purchases on Kindle books on iOS devices, reports The edge. Two sets of emails between Steve Jobs, Phil Schiller, Eddy Cue, and several other top Apple executives reveal the …
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