"Epic vs Apple" has finally arrived and as Tim Sweeney now famously said we're in for some "fireworks"!
On day six of the trial, things get a bit...weird. From naked bananas to deep dives on Fortnite creative mode, the "relevant market" often appears to be confusion and blind alleys.
Even a courtroom has "Mondays"...in Virtual Legality.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
02:21 Day 6 Livetweets (Adi Robertson)
05:33 Apple as Impersonal Partner (Weissinger)
10:32 Are Consoles Really Subsidized? (Weissinger)
13:52 Slipping on Banana Peels (Weissinger)
15:48 What's in a Game? (Weissinger)
18:21 Project Liberty and CAF (Weissinger)
23:56 Epic Sponsors a Lock-In (Weissinger)
27:26 Beginning the Battle of the Experts (Evans)
29:29 Establishing the Relevant Market (Evans)
34:03 An App Aftermarket (Evans)
43:05 A Single Brand Market (Evans)
44:31 Profit Margins and Developer Unrest (Evans)
48:30 Conclusion (Judge's Questions)
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Discussed in this episode:
"An Antitrust Epic"
YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV
"Epic vs Apple - Week One Review: Epic still faces an "uphill battle""
GamesIndustry Biz - May 11, 2021
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-11-epic-vs-apple-week-one-review-epic-still-faces-an-uphill-battle
"Week 2 of Epic v. Apple..."
Twitter Thread - May 10, 2021 - Adi Robertson
https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1391771972481257476
"Epic and Apple are now fighting over a naked banana"
The Verge - May 10, 2021
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/10/22429267/epic-v-apple-fortnite-app-store-trial-peely-day-6
"Epic pushed Xbox chief to open free multiplayer just ahead of Apple Fortnite battle"
The Verge - May 4, 2021
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22419392/epic-games-xbox-chief-phil-spencer-free-xbox-live-multiplayer-fortnite-apple-case
"WRITTEN DIRECT TESTIMONY OF DR. DAVID S. EVANS"
Epic v Apple - May 3, 2021
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.527.1.pdf
"Epic v Apple: Epic Makes Its Strongest Case Yet, But Is It Enough? (VL308)"
YouTube Video - September 5, 2020 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/0ic7v3vsO-A
Epic v Apple Preliminary Injunction Order
October 9, 2020
https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.118.0.pdf
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