Fri. 04/30 – The EU Brings The Hammer Down On Apple

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🗓️ 30 April 2021

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The EU does indeed charge Apple with antitrust violations. Roku has indeed followed through on its threats to YouTube TV. Will the Magic Keyboard actually work with the new iPad Pros or not? And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Red-ID.com/brian AirMedCareNetwork.com/tech offer code TECH Links: EU Charges Apple With App Store Antitrust Violations in Spotify Case (Wall Street Jounal) YouTube TV removed from Roku channel store amid Google contract dispute (Axios) Apple says the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro will work with the old Magic Keyboard, but ‘may not precisely fit when closed’ (9to5 Mac) 'A Perfect Positive Storm’: Bonkers Dollars for Big Tech (New York Times) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The new wave of crypto users: migrant workers (Rest of World) Europe Is Trying to Reclaim Its Lost Chipmaking Glory (Bloomberg) As Nintendo’s entertainment kingdom expands, it’s still about the games (Fast Company) Spotify’s Surprise (Stratechery) Artificial Intelligence Is Misreading Human Emotion (The Atlantic) mRNA vaccine technology (Peter Attia MD) How mRNA Technology Could Change the World (The Atlantic) Subscribe to the RideHome+ Feed at: tech.supercast.tech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Friday, April 30th, 2021. I'm Brian McCullough today.
0:09.4	The EU does indeed charge Apple with antitrust violations. Roku does indeed follow through on its threats to YouTube TV.
0:17.0	Will the Magic Keyboard actually work with the new iPad pros or not?
0:22.0	And of course, the weekend long rate suggestions.
0:24.3	Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.
0:26.7	A couple of big follow-through stories today. The EU has indeed charged Apple with antitrust
0:36.4	violations, alleging Apple squeezed rival music streaming apps by requiring them to use
0:41.2	Apple's in-app payment system, quoting the Wall Street Journal.
0:45.0	The European Commission, the EU's top antitrust enforcer on Friday issued a charge sheet
0:49.9	against Apple that says the iPhone maker squeezed rival music streaming apps by requiring them to use
0:54.0	Apple's in-app payment system to sell digital content. The case stems from a complaint by
0:58.6	Spotify which competes with Apple's music streaming service.
1:02.5	In addition, EU regulators say Apple,
1:04.5	quote, distorted competition
1:06.4	by limiting how app developers can inform users
1:08.6	about cheaper ways to subscribe outside the app.
1:11.8	Apple's in-app payment system imposes a 30% commission on
1:14.6	purchases inside many of the most popular apps.
1:17.2	This case is about the central role of app stores in the digital economy.
1:21.5	Margaret Vestager, who is in charge of competition enforcement at the European Commission,
1:26.4	said at a press conference Friday, quote,
1:28.8	an App Store can become a gatekeeper in particular if there is only one App store available in a mobile ecosystem end quote.
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