Elon Musk's war with Apple shows just how much power Tim Cook has over how we all use the internet
Musk, a self-described"free speech absolutist" who likes to make changes quickly at the companies he runs, could ultimately find his vision for Twitter limited by Apple's policies. Failure to comply with its policies risks Twitter's removal from the App Store, which would undoubtedly harm Twitter's bottom line.
It's a concern for any business that makes an app — and Musk's comments have led others in the tech industry to rehash their past criticisms of the iPhone maker.have voiced support for Musk's comments on Apple. It's lawsuits like Epic's, which include a discovery process, depositions, and testimonies, that Apple wants to avoid. While a judge ultimatelythat Apple's practices were not monopolistic, the ruling still ordered Apple to allow app developers the ability to link out to alternative ways of making purchases that would avoid the so-called Apple tax.
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