Did Apple get too big for its own good?

We’re doing something a little different today — I asked my friend John Gruber of Daring Fireball to come on the show and talk about the future of Apple, and, importantly, the App Store. I wanted to talk about the most recent ruling in the Epic v. Apple legal saga.

But I also wanted to talk about the big picture at Apple, and why the company seems to have found itself being hammered on all sides: by the developers that feel it’s become too greedy, by federal court judges that no longer trust it, and by regulators now threatening some of its major cash cows.

Links:

Judge rules, in excoriating decision, that Apple violated 2021 order | Daring Fireball

Steve Jobs’ response on Section 3.3.1 | Tao Effect Blog

Epic submitted Fortnite to Apple | Verge

Eddy Cue is fighting to save Apple’s $20 billion paycheck from Google | Verge

Epic is offering developers an alternative to Apple’s in-app purchases | Verge

Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iOS in the US | Verge

Apple files appeal to wrest back control of its App Store | Verge

‘Cook chose poorly’: how Apple blew up its control over the App Store | Verge

Apple changes App Store rules to allow external purchases | Verge

Existential thoughts about Apple’s reliance on Services revenue | Six Colors

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