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May 13, 2019
Justice Brent Kavanaugh votes with liberal SCOTUS members against Apple regarding App Store Monopoly
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/13/supreme-court-rules-against-apple-in-app-store-antitrust-case.htmlThe Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 against Apple in a case involving its signature electronic marketplace, the App Store, allowing iPhone users to move forward with their suit against the company.
The iPhone users argued that Apples 30% commission on sales through the App Store is passed along to consumers, an unfair use of monopoly power that ultimately results in inflated prices.
Apple argued that only app developers, and not users, should be able to bring such a lawsuit. But the Supreme Court, in an opinion authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, rejected that claim.
Apples line-drawing does not make a lot of sense, other than as a way to gerrymander Apple out of this and similar lawsuits, Kavanaugh wrote.
Shares of Apple, already battered by trade concerns, were down more than 5%, lagging the broader market.
The iPhone users argued that Apples 30% commission on sales through the App Store is passed along to consumers, an unfair use of monopoly power that ultimately results in inflated prices.
Apple argued that only app developers, and not users, should be able to bring such a lawsuit. But the Supreme Court, in an opinion authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, rejected that claim.
Apples line-drawing does not make a lot of sense, other than as a way to gerrymander Apple out of this and similar lawsuits, Kavanaugh wrote.
Shares of Apple, already battered by trade concerns, were down more than 5%, lagging the broader market.
May 10, 2019
It's Fox, but at least it is on youtube unlike CNN appearances.
Amy Klobuchar Fox News Appearance
It's Fox, but at least it is on youtube unlike CNN appearances.
May 1, 2019
Netflix is going to have a two season run of a series called, Nurse Ratched
(One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) It will chronicle her rise from a simple nurse to a monster murderer.
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