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They might get into antitrust litigation if they revoked the Developer Certificate (public apps and public betas), which was not breached, rather than just the
by morpheuskafka 8y ago
They might get into antitrust litigation if they revoked the Developer Certificate (public apps and public betas), which was not breached, rather than just the Enterprise (used here, and for legitimate employee apps). Apparently they have done the latter causing massive chaos; the former would be an absolute nuclear option.
No iPhone user could use any Facebook apps, anywhere in the world, which would make this story front page on every newspaper. Business could no longer manage their ads spots or use iOS devices for social media. They will likely be shocked at the unwarranted disruption, rightly blame Facebook for it, and cut their spend on ads. Both PR departments would be working full steam on a war of worlds, disrupting all other work. Numerous suits would be filed. Meanwhile, Facebook stock would crash, leading to numerous investor lawsuits, especially since Facebook clearly risked this by blatantly violating contracts. Institutional investors will cut losses and pull out, further driving the price down.
I'd love to see it happen. But Apple doesn't want to, and honestly can't be expected to, pull the nuclear option just as a punishment for this. They would incur massive PR and legal expenses in response.