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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Apple's strategy when in the wrong (which is a *lot*: right-to-repair, cables, browser choice, etc.) is to argue literally anything that will cause delay ("as much due process as they can afford"):
https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-antitrust-regulator-wins-appeal-over-apple-probe-2023-11-30/
This case turned on the meaning of the word "shall", as Apple argued not that the CMA's findings that it's anti-competitive browser behaviour was wrong, but that the CMA didn't regulate *fast* enough.
It would be hilarious if it hadn't blocked progress for 6+ months.