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> It's pretty clear from the beginning that both Epic and Apple were writing their emails for public consumption I don't know if you've worked in a large compa

by Youden 6y ago

> It's pretty clear from the beginning that both Epic and Apple were writing their emails for public consumption I don't know if you've worked in a large company but it's fairly typical guidance that all emails be written assuming that they could be made public. The guidance I was given was "always assume what you're writing could end up on the front of the New York Times".

_qulr 6y ago
> all emails be written assuming that they could be made public That's not what I meant though. I meant that the emails were making arguments specifically targeted at the public and/or the courts. If you viewed the emails as Epic and Apple having a conversation with each other and trying to negotiate or convince the other, they'd be totally ridiculous. Epic made a jerk cold opening, and Apple gave a pointless lecture in response. This wasn't a conversation, it was a debate. The emails were essentially opening arguments in a court case.