Epic tries to show Apple is antitrust violator beyond App Store


Apple’s former global marketing chief was confronted about several instances in which the company has locked in users and made it difficult for them to switch away from its devices. — AFP

A top Apple Inc executive tasked with defending the App Store in a monopoly lawsuit by Epic Games Inc found himself having to answer on May 18 for a spate of other alleged antitrust fouls by the world’s most valuable company.

During Phil Schiller’s cross-examination in a trial in Oakland, California, Apple’s former global marketing chief was confronted about several instances in which the company has locked in users and made it difficult for them to switch away from its devices.

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