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The real lesson here is don’t piss of Tim Sweeney. Dude just can’t let it go.

• JumpCrisscross 2y ago
  > lesson here is don’t piss of Tim Sweeney. Dude just can’t let it go Not sure if this qualifies as strategic deterrence. If anything, he has thus far just helped Apple set useful precedents. A more-sympathetic plaintiff might have caused the law to veer otherwise.
  • burnte 2y ago
    > If anything, he has thus far just helped Apple set useful precedents. Yes, the forcing Apple to allow external billing platforms has been a very useful precedent.
    • JumpCrisscross 2y ago
      > forcing Apple to allow external billing platforms The courts order is far less than what was being mooted in legislation, and killed those bills better than a lobbyist ever could have.