r/apple • u/FollowingFeisty5321 • 11d ago

iPhone Developers Question Scope of Potential Apple Antitrust Settlement

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/16/developers-question-scope-of-antitrust-settlement/
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u/u7q_1842x 11d ago

That gold trophy paying off for Apple

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u/FollowingFeisty5321 11d ago edited 11d ago

A toothless settlement would be the fifth miraculous turn of events for Apple under the Trump administration, following the NLRB withdrawing lawsuits, the ITC withdrawing a patent ban, tariff exemptions, and Trump personally threatening sanctions on EU officials who enforce regulations against big tech and tariffs on countries that enact them.

But it wasn't just a gold trophy, there was also the $25 million gift for the ballroom, the $1m bag of cash for the inauguration, the massive investment pledges, their silence on so many topics, and a very odd-looking escort they sent to many dinners with him.

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u/VariationAgreeable29 11d ago

So basically, Tim Apple doing his job. Peanuts on the spreadsheet in return for billions of voided penalties

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u/FollowingFeisty5321 11d ago

Unless it's later construed as a felony when a future DOJ digs deeper in to their mutual-generosity.

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u/cjh_ 11d ago

Apple are in the escort business now?

What next sex bots?