Epic v Apple: Xbox on Trial (and more Sony Crossplay) (Day 3) (VL462)

"Epic vs Apple" has finally arrived and as Tim Sweeney now famously said we're in for some "fireworks".

On day three of the trial, Microsoft takes center stage as VP of Xbox Business Development Lori Wright talks about walled gardens, difficulties bringing xCloud to the App Store, and just whether or not Xbox and iPhones are competitors.

Wright neither falls for Apple's traps, nor rises above them like a *Phoenix*...in Virtual Legality.

#Epic #Apple #Lawsuit

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
02:47 Another Sony Crossplay Request Email
12:33 Day 3 Live Tweets (Adi Robertson/Lori Wright)
14:16 Is iOS a competitor to Xbox?
19:22 Business Models, Loss Leaders and Walled Gardens
23:51 Apple's Exclusion of xCloud (Netflix)
27:33 Who does Microsoft want to Win?
29:20 Apple's Aggression
33:10 Did Apple Help Microsoft?
37:23 Conclusion (Back to Netflix)

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Discussed in this episode:

"An Antitrust Epic"
YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV

"Epic v Apple: Opening Salvos (Days 1 and 2) (VL460)"
YouTube Video - May 4, 2021 - Hoeg Law
https://youtu.be/PfTcTyVM-ck

"Epic says there’s an App Store payment lockout — but Apple just sees friction"
The Verge - May 5, 2021
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/4/22419894/apple-epic-fortnite-app-store-antitrust-trial-day-2

"Everything We've Learned In The Epic V Apple Trial So Far"
GameSpot Rolling Webpage
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/everything-weve-learned-in-the-epic-v-apple-trial-so-far/1100-6490954/

"Tim Sweeney's email to Sony's Phil Rosenberg..."
Tweet - May 5, 2021 - Tom Warren
https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1390015699817467906

"Apple/Epic trial Day 3..."
Twitter Thread - May 5, 2021 - Adi Robertson
https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1389955322102652931

"Microsoft sees Xbox becoming "entertainment platform for everyone on the planet""
Games Industry Bix - July 3, 2012
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-07-03-microsoft-sees-xbox-becoming-entertainment-platform-for-everyone-on-the-planet

"Netflix says Fortnite is bigger competition than HBO or Hulu"
Polygon - January 17, 2019
https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/17/18187400/netflix-vs-fortnite-hbo-hulu-competition

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