Epic v Apple: "No, Your Analysis Is Rudimentary!" (Day 9) (VL470)

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

On day nine, economists try to explain to the Court why *the other one* is the stupid one!

It's time for some finger pointing economists...in Virtual Legality.

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#Epic #Apple #Lawsuit

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Day 9 Live Tweets (Adi Robertson)
02:10 A Successful App Store is a Value Creating App Store (Hitt)
07:13 When Did Apple Use Monopoly Power? (Hitt)
09:23 The Choices of Developers (Hitt)
13:45 Tables and Charts (Hitt)
16:26 The Cost of Friction (Hitt)
19:32 Streaming, Netflix, Patents, and more (Hitt Cross)
29:16 Substitutes and Complements (Cragg)
32:18 Console Games vs Mobile Games (Cragg)
38:19 What About Other Consoles (Cragg)
39:31 Resumes, Charts, and Rudimentary Analysis (Cragg Cross)
46:23 Conclusion (Judges judge)

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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: Just the Trial"
YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-TrSXpg6irNK7kbZt-NY0O

"Day 9 of Epic v. Apple starts a little after 11..."
Twitter Thread - May 13, 2021 - Adi Robertson
https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1392854413983817728

"Michael Cragg Rebuttal Opinion Summaries"
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.376.6_1.pdf

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