In the latest of many farcical turns in the Apple v. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Epic Games court case, Apple has accused 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Microsoft of being the real force behind the antitrust lawsuit. Apple's lawyers asked the judge to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:dismiss the testimony of Xbox executive Lori Wright, stating, "a reasonable observer might wonder whether Epic is servingಌ as a stalking horse for Microsoft".
For those of you unfamiliar with legal jargon, a stalking horse refers to a company or person (in this case, Microsoft) using a third party (in this case, Epic Games) to test a reaction to something. The accusation being leveled agai🍒nst Microsoft, by Apple, is that Microsoft actually wanted to sue Apple, but didn't want all the public scrutiny that comes with a big lawsuit. Therefore, Apple is speculating the company cut a shady backroom deal with Epic so that it could test the waters instead, and see which side the p🍸ublic would back.
From the outside, it all appears a bit ridiculous and very "he-said-she-said", but tha꧂t being said, the outcome of this case could have far-reaching industry consequences. The case originally began with Epic accusing Apple of having a dangerous monopoly over the mobile gaming market, a monopoly that allows it to abuse its power and force developers to accept u𝕴nfavourable deals. The lawsuit is an antitrust case, meaning the intended outcome is to ensure that Apple isn't engaging in anti-competitive action.
Essentially, this is all being done to make sure Apple is being run in such a way that other businesses are able to compete with it. We've learned a lot in this case so far: Microsoft has 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:never sold an Xbox for profit, 🅰168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sony charges publishers to enable crossplay, and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Apple doesn't like naked bananas?
The case is set to conclude next week, with , due to Epic being unable to prove that Apple is abusing monopolistic powers. However, reports that even if Epic loses the case, developers and players could win. As Gruman notes, Apple "might loosen its ban on services that allow users to play different games inside a single app, just like they can access several movies inside of a service like Netflix [...] Cloud gaming has nearly become the industry standard in 2021, and Apple's ban on such c༒ontent apps is old school and could eventual🥀ly drive hardcore gamers away from its platform."
Hopefully Gruman is righꦆt, and whichไever company wins, the industry as a whole will benefit.
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