Oh for sure. I just wonder if Elon told him something along the lines of “I have blah blah on you” and they made a deal of sorts. Elon is just being so blunt and mysterious at the same time lol
More likely is that Apple is already losing market share to Android at a pretty notable pace, and if Elon slammed his figurative gold balls on the table and worked to develop a phone, it would inevitably hurt Apple. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but Elon has an ass load of talent in his employ and now has the viewership of many, MANY millions.
I doubt it was anything like this. Apple doesn’t want to litigate against Musk. Because he has the same deep pockets. And antitrust cases can be brought by private parties, not just government. You can bet they’d get hammered in an antitrust suit for throwing twitter out of the app store.
Frankly, it is debateable that antitrust law permits apple to throw people out on specious grounds. There is not going to be an easy way to explain this as a rational business decision; instead it will look like an illegal vertical restraint of trade. Damages in these types of suits can be astronomical - and courts have the power to break up companies for this sort of behavior. Not saying that would be the remedy here…just something to be mindful of if you are Apple.
Depending on where you filed a suit, you could easily get a favorable decision. SCOTUS only takes 1% of the petitions for certiorari they get. You’d think they’d want to have the last say in such a high profile case. But no guarantee they want to touch it, let alone rule in your favor.
Apple doesn’t want to go toe to toe with an equally matched foe. Losing a case like this could impact the issue of 30% revenues taken off the top from App Store developers. They don’t want to lose that ability or have it curtailed. Likewise, they don’t want to lose the ability to throw smaller fish out of the store. For them, fucking with Musk could be a lot worse for them than building a new competitor.
I agree… And the price of TVs when they dropped to an affordable price for even the poorest of the poor. You can get a TV cheap on the cheap at Walmart all day and all night. Cheap enough for people have them in every darn room.
Apple knows they will lose the iPhone business if they do this.
Oh for sure. I just wonder if Elon told him something along the lines of “I have blah blah on you” and they made a deal of sorts. Elon is just being so blunt and mysterious at the same time lol
Elon does love his blunts. 👍
He also has a thing for sinks. The guy is definitely entertaining, which is very useful for waking normies.
Funnily enough, Robert Downey Jr based his portrayal of Tony stark off of elon musk
More likely is that Apple is already losing market share to Android at a pretty notable pace, and if Elon slammed his figurative gold balls on the table and worked to develop a phone, it would inevitably hurt Apple. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but Elon has an ass load of talent in his employ and now has the viewership of many, MANY millions.
I've never stopped using a Blackberry.
smart
Or maybe the white hats told Tim something just before they met ;)
You mean he pulled an Avenatti?
I doubt it was anything like this. Apple doesn’t want to litigate against Musk. Because he has the same deep pockets. And antitrust cases can be brought by private parties, not just government. You can bet they’d get hammered in an antitrust suit for throwing twitter out of the app store.
Frankly, it is debateable that antitrust law permits apple to throw people out on specious grounds. There is not going to be an easy way to explain this as a rational business decision; instead it will look like an illegal vertical restraint of trade. Damages in these types of suits can be astronomical - and courts have the power to break up companies for this sort of behavior. Not saying that would be the remedy here…just something to be mindful of if you are Apple.
Depending on where you filed a suit, you could easily get a favorable decision. SCOTUS only takes 1% of the petitions for certiorari they get. You’d think they’d want to have the last say in such a high profile case. But no guarantee they want to touch it, let alone rule in your favor.
Apple doesn’t want to go toe to toe with an equally matched foe. Losing a case like this could impact the issue of 30% revenues taken off the top from App Store developers. They don’t want to lose that ability or have it curtailed. Likewise, they don’t want to lose the ability to throw smaller fish out of the store. For them, fucking with Musk could be a lot worse for them than building a new competitor.
I remember the good old days of flip phones, where you actually had a phone and not something that could control the whims of the populace.
Tell me about it. I teach in a high school. A kid without a phone is what we consider to be an anomaly.
Another reason I will likely homeschool
My son is one of the very few 5th graders without a phone. It’s insane
Do they actually exist?
God Bless you! Need more teachers like you Vindicator!
I agree… And the price of TVs when they dropped to an affordable price for even the poorest of the poor. You can get a TV cheap on the cheap at Walmart all day and all night. Cheap enough for people have them in every darn room.
I got rid of mine when my sister died of a 4x6 tumor, right where she had that damn thing all the time.
Haven't had a TV since 2008. Bought one at Walmart in 2020 to use it for my computer monitor. Good screen size.
I still use them. you can still get them, they are inexpensive.
And you idiots act like you knew all along when five minutes ago you were all running around like your hair was on fire.
I can assure you that 85% of iPhone users have Twitter installed, if Twitter is removed from Apple, Apple will lose 85% of sales.