Spotify on HomePod pls. This speaker sounds so good for the size there no reason not to do it https://t.co/5E3pk4jHA0
— Ray Wong??? (@raywongy) February 20, 2020
It also doesn't affect the fact that Apple only allows the Safari rendering engine anyway, so even if you can set your default to Chrome....it doesn't actually make it any less anticompetitive
— Owen Williams ⚡ (@ow) February 20, 2020
This is both the right thing to do for users and a good antitrust defensive move. https://t.co/Oz7dML3BY0
— Mark Jaquith (@markjaquith) February 20, 2020
Now stop selling the default search engine to Google for $10B+/year, and actually offer users some choices on that during signup, and we're finally getting somewhere!
— DHH (@dhh) February 20, 2020
New story: Apple is considering letting users make third party apps defaults, including to replace Safari and Mail, in iOS 14. It’s also planning native Spotify support for the HomePod and default access in Siri https://t.co/qH68UK1cSO
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) February 20, 2020
Funny how even the slightest whiff of antitrust enforcement makes companies change their behavior https://t.co/B5tSIfunkT
— nilay patel (@reckless) February 20, 2020
sometimes i feel my entire passion for antitrust is around just wanting spotify as my siri default. https://t.co/VEUfC1lW0M
— Ranjan (@ranjanxroy) February 20, 2020
If it comes with the ability to ship your own web engine it will definitely be a game changer for the mobile web industry https://t.co/SHyFHY9JWR
— Maximiliano Firtman (@firt) February 20, 2020
This would both benefit the consumer and the developers. I love Spark for email and Fantastical for calendar. Long time coming really. https://t.co/nXRXKmg24M
— ??♂️ (@can) February 20, 2020
if Apple allows default browsers and mail clients on iOS 14, you can bet it's related to increasing pressure from US and EU regulators. Also, I bet messaging (iMessage) is not included https://t.co/ogOwBhqkYZ
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) February 20, 2020
I do the "no, I actually want to open this link in Firefox" dance on my iPhone several times a day, and it's started to feel quite repressive. Not to mention Apple forbids any non-Safari browser engine (nice monopoly ya got there). Hope this happens:https://t.co/0iZ7psXkM5
— Adrian Holovaty (@adrianholovaty) February 20, 2020
Google has been forced to offer a choice of search engine on new Androids in the EU from March 1, 2020. Hey, European Commission, now do Apple! https://t.co/CREZMvGjC5 pic.twitter.com/FE4K0gzNEy
— DHH (@dhh) February 20, 2020
Anti-competitive or not, being tossed into an app that you don't want to use is just a bad experience. https://t.co/OGWxrIa1dV pic.twitter.com/zo4iKISNc7
— Jared Newman (@OneJaredNewman) February 20, 2020
Doesn't matter that it took this long (well, yes it does) but I'm just happy it's finally going to happen. https://t.co/cEo9PQl1Ev
— Daniel Bader (@journeydan) February 20, 2020
This would be a big shift for Apple and underscores the bright antitrust spotlight shining on its practices. Regulators are asking whether the iPhone maker gives its own services unfair prominence on its devices. https://t.co/NkUhuQQ5BS
— Tom Giles (@tsgiles) February 20, 2020
Oh, yeah, and stop bullying app makers into using your outrageously priced payment services for subscription software. Don't let it take @spotify cleaning you out for billions on that gross anti-competitive stance for that to happen.
— DHH (@dhh) February 20, 2020
This would be huge > Apple Weighs Letting Users Switch Default iPhone Apps to Rivals https://t.co/0ei3e8p9DW
— Martin SFP Bryant (@MartinSFP) February 20, 2020
So tapping an RSS feed might open a feed reader instead of showing an error in Apple News? Groundbreaking. https://t.co/wbw3MM9M1n
— Peter Steinberger (@steipete) February 20, 2020
BREAKING: Apple considers giving rival apps more prominence on iPhones and iPads, after criticism its in-house products get an unfair advantage https://t.co/JnTS9B1JkG pic.twitter.com/cZMYSKut8m
— Bloomberg Technology (@technology) February 20, 2020
If true, this is a step in the right direction. But have to point out again, (sorry of this is getting tedious) that there are no 'different browsers' on iOS, just 'skins' over Webkit.
— Scott Jenson (@scottjenson) February 20, 2020
This is pure 90s Microsoft style strangling other browsers https://t.co/22TPnctDCB
New: yesterday bike maker Flywheel closed down after losing a patent lawsuit to rival Peloton.
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) February 20, 2020
Court docs were meant to be redacted but we found if you copy+paste it revealed text. Showed Flywheel had something called PROJECT MAGNUM to hunt Peloton info https://t.co/Mj5naLr72r
Yesterday Flywheel announced it was shutting down its home bike service. The reason is because of a completely wild litigation proceeding with Peloton. This is the drama I live forhttps://t.co/ANqWGaqXjE
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) February 20, 2020
very rare and treasured @k80way @josephfcox collab
Wrote about corporate espionage and the sordid Battle of the Bikes with @josephfcox ... Peloton versus Flywheel ultimate schmackdown! https://t.co/u082XYxELR
— Katie Way (@k80way) February 20, 2020
Interestingly, Flywheel's former CTO, who is now in a senior engineering role at Facebook, said that Villency could be useful to get info for PROJECT MAGNUM. Villency is the designer of the Peloton; implies it wasn't just public info they wanted https://t.co/Mj5naLr72r pic.twitter.com/a03YzGYGr5
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) February 20, 2020
From discovery during the patent lawsuit, Peloton discovered PROJECT MAGNUM, which appears to have appeared a lot through internal Flywheel emails. Quoted internal Flywheel message says it was to get "as MUCH secret intel on Peloton as we can" https://t.co/Mj5naLr72r pic.twitter.com/kcFIR4ZlJc
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) February 20, 2020
Flywheel's attempt to get info on a rival company called PROJECT MAGNUM wasn't quite James Bond though. They made a Google Doc and spoke about the scheme in email https://t.co/Mj5naL9waT pic.twitter.com/4CUc8fsI07
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) February 20, 2020
In the redacted parts of the lawsuit, Peloton described PROJECT MAGNUM as a "concerted, widespread effort." https://t.co/Mj5naLr72r pic.twitter.com/2m86SrsE94
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) February 20, 2020
Fitness drama!!! https://t.co/edQP0YffSF
— VICE (@VICE) February 20, 2020
Come for the wild corporate espionage, stay for the screenshots of Peloton's MS Paint-quality first slide deck. https://t.co/SRaQMxKrMI pic.twitter.com/NndxrS5d0Q
— Motherboard (@motherboard) February 20, 2020
Spin bike maker Flywheel announced yesterday that it's shutting down.
— Motherboard (@motherboard) February 20, 2020
This was the outcome of a wild lawsuit in which its competitor Peloton accused Flywheel of corporate espionage and intellectual property theft. https://t.co/SRaQMxKrMI
Boutique fitness warfare combined with “Improperly redacted documents” is my dream read. https://t.co/GY1Wu7JH4p
— Katie Drummond (@katiedrumm) February 20, 2020
"Peloton began the patent lawsuit process by claiming Flywheel had specifically sent one of its major investors, twice-pardoned 'junk bond king' Michael Milken, to obtain proprietary information from [Peleton's CEO] under false pretenses." https://t.co/M63n8PW68w
— Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) February 20, 2020
PROJECT MAGNUM https://t.co/vHGjNstdB9
— Tim Marchman (@timmarchman) February 20, 2020
this is just incredible fitness-on-fitness drama—complete with an austin powers-like secret project name https://t.co/WFAyTmwt2V pic.twitter.com/CNw0GinHEj
— maxwell (@maxwellstrachan) February 20, 2020
@lollyadefope writing this up as a feature (w/ possible sequel) for u 2 star in https://t.co/t3R25Zr5eS
— monica heisey (@monicaheisey) February 20, 2020
Apple and Google are reportedly mulling big changes amid antitrust scrutiny. Is Amazon next? https://t.co/5sdeqNC0m6
— Vox (@voxdotcom) February 20, 2020
Apple and Google are reportedly mulling big changes amid antitrust scrutiny. Is Amazon next? https://t.co/FWEuxYQuBH
— Recode (@Recode) February 20, 2020
ICYMI: Apple ‘discussing’ plans to allow third-party browsers, email apps to be default on iOS https://t.co/GhJ73aQbzi by @killianbell pic.twitter.com/3VxHWIum8H
— Cult of Mac (@cultofmac) February 20, 2020
Apple is considering letting Spotify and other third-party music services run directly on the HomePod https://t.co/Oyf0VkDU87
— Cult of Mac (@cultofmac) February 20, 2020
Apple ‘discussing’ plans to allow third-party browsers, email apps to be default on iOS https://t.co/GhJ73aQbzi by @killianbell pic.twitter.com/lIxAa8XLdv
— Cult of Mac (@cultofmac) February 20, 2020
You might soon be able to set default apps on iPhones, iPads, and HomePods https://t.co/iDImwKtzDt
— iMore (@iMore) February 20, 2020
Apple이 사용자가 선택할 수 있는 경우에도 기본 iOS 앱은 안전합니다 https://t.co/sQG20ri6vb
— editoy (@editoy) February 21, 2020
• 하원의 반독점 소위원회 의원은 타사 앱 개발자에 대한 Apple의 취급과 그 외부 앱이 기본 옵션이 될 수 없는 것에 대해 우려를 표명하고 있습니다.
Court documents reveal how the two spin bike companies went from potential partners to hated rivals. https://t.co/S7RGBMlFGz
— VICE (@VICE) February 21, 2020
"Improperly redacted documents included in the lawsuit reveal an alleged plot by Flywheel to steal Peloton's confidential trade information dubbed 'Project Magnum.'" https://t.co/4L3cXo9VpH
— hannah (@hannahsmothers_) February 20, 2020
Spoke to Flywheel co-founder and former CEO Jay Galluzo; he says he had no knowledge of, or involvement in, PROJECT MAGNUM https://t.co/Mj5naLr72r
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) February 20, 2020
Apple and Google are reportedly mulling big changes amid antitrust scrutiny. Is Amazon next? https://t.co/dE3OkR7GsG via @voxdotcom
— Penni Peterson (@pennipete) February 20, 2020
Apple allowing users to declare their default browser on iOS is a token gesture so long as the rendering engine remains constrained to Apple’s version of WebKit. https://t.co/I5SOoF4Bey
— Jason Grigsby, ☁4 (@grigs) February 21, 2020