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Washington Wades in on Apple - MOSK: 02.16.2023

Mac OS Ken

Ken Ray

Mac, Computers, Technology, Ipad, Tablets, Phones, Iphone, X, Apple, News, Smart, Os, Smartphones

4.8972 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

- WSJ: DoJ Stepping Up Pace on Possible Antitrust Action Against Apple - House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Big Tech CEOs Over Alleged Content Suppression - Norwegian Banking Coalition Calls on EU to Force Open NFC on iPhone - Former Swedish Foreign Minister Joins Apple Advisory Board - Big Sur Update Fills in the Blanks in Safari Favorite Icons - Apple TV+ Releases Trailer for Near-Future Enviro-Drama “Extrapolations” - Looking for The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast? Put this link in your podcatcher of choice: https://www.macobserver.com/rss/dailyobservations_mp3.xml - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

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0:00.0

This is Mac OSKIN.

0:06.8

This is Mac OS Ken.

0:08.9

DOJ may be gearing up for an apple fight.

0:11.8

The house wants to name and shame tech CEOs, and a dazzling

0:16.6

depressing trailer from Apple TV Plus.

0:20.4

It is Thursday the 19th of February, 2023.

0:24.0

I'm Ken Ray and this is news from Maco West Ken,

0:30.0

brought to you by yours truly and supported by people like you

0:35.6

patrons through Patreon

0:38.4

Find out more and at your support at patreon Patreon.com slash Maco-S-Ken.

0:48.3

The Justice Department has ramped up work in recent months on drafting a potential antitrust complaint against Apple,

0:54.7

according to people familiar with the matter.

0:58.2

That is according to a piece from the Wall Street Journal.

1:01.9

According to Mr Money Paper, talks such as this has been happening since 2019,

1:06.9

though the DOJ is said to have kicked it up a notch.

1:09.9

That includes more litigators now assigned to the case and new requests for documents and

1:15.0

consultations with companies involved, according to unnamed people said to know something

1:20.1

about something.

1:22.0

Items to be addressed include whether Apple favors its own apps over competing third-party applications,

1:28.0

whether iOS operates in an anti-competitive way favoring Apple products such as Air Tag over third-party products such

1:35.7

as Tyle, and whether the DOJ's top antitrust person, Jonathan Cantor, should be allowed to play.

1:44.0

So far, Cantor has been blocked from taking part in any proposed action against Apple.

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