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Vidushi Dyall

@vidushi_law
71 posts
2026-03-05
UPDATE: Epic and Google just filed a new joint modified injunction after the previous version was repeatedly stonewalled. The biggest difference, and closer in line to the court's initial extreme injunction: Google will provide its app catalogue to rival app stores for 3 years. [image]
2026-03-05 View on X
The Verge

Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app practices until at least September 2032 and mandates that he praise them

it contractually converted him into an advocateForums:r/fuckepic:As part of a reworking of the settlement between Epic and Google, Tim Sweeney has signed away his rights to critici...

UPDATE: Epic and Google just filed a new joint modified injunction after the previous version was repeatedly stonewalled. The biggest difference, and closer in line to the court's initial extreme injunction: Google will provide its app catalogue to rival app stores for 3 years. [image]
2026-03-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Google announces an Android app store program and lower developer fees to resolve Epic's antitrust litigation and comply with new rules in Europe and elsewhere

Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new system for apps on its Android phones and tablets Wednesday, agreeing to easier access …

2025-12-06
The court issued final judgment in the DOJ v. Google search case, definitively opting for behavioral remedies over breakup. Still, the inclusion of AI players that didn't even exist when the suit was filed, along with broad user-data-sharing requirements, is cause for concern.
2025-12-06 View on X
Bloomberg

A US judge rules Google must renegotiate annually any contract that makes its search engine or AI app the default on smartphones and other devices

Alphabet Inc.'s Google must renegotiate any contract to make its search engine or artificial intelligence app the default for smartphones …

But first, the court, in reiterating its remedial authority, notably doesn't include “terminate the illegal monopoly” as within scope. The DOJ in both the search case & ad tech case (along w/NeoBs) have been banging their drums, arguing this as a goal, so this omission is telling [image]
2025-12-06 View on X
Bloomberg

A US judge rules Google must renegotiate annually any contract that makes its search engine or AI app the default on smartphones and other devices

Alphabet Inc.'s Google must renegotiate any contract to make its search engine or artificial intelligence app the default for smartphones …

2025-11-22
The DOJ began its opening statements by saying that Google systematically dismantled the competitive process in 2 ad tech markets, and it is not enough to regulate or dilute G's monopoly, but that the court must eradicate it “root and branch,” calling for a “complete
2025-11-22 View on X
New York Times

A US judge is expected to rule next year on breaking up Google's ad tech monopoly, after the DOJ and Google delivered closing arguments in a remedies hearing

Judge Leonie M. Brinkema is on the clock.  —  The federal judge, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia …

2025-08-26
I needed an XL cup of coffee before processing Elon's manifesto on how Grok, the greatest AI app on the planet, is being wronged... Oh, sorry, I meant the antitrust lawsuit X filed this morning against Apple and OpenAI, alleging a conspiracy to monopolize AI. Let's dig in 🧵
2025-08-26 View on X
Reuters

xAI sues Apple and OpenAI, alleging their deal to integrate ChatGPT into Apple's OSes stifles competition and that Apple favors OpenAI in its App Store rankings

in their great past. @elonmusk is right to do this. [image] Bluesky: Casey Newton / @caseynewton : Can Musk sue his way to the top of the App Store?  I asked Stanford Law Prof. @ma...

2025-07-30
According to 🍎, the case is a “misguided plea” to redesign the iPhone to serve rival business interests at the expense of user experience, privacy, and innovation. 🍎 argues this isn't an antitrust case, it's a demand to reengineer one of the world's most successful products. [image]
2025-07-30 View on X
9to5Mac

Apple responds to the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit from March 2024, saying it sets “a dangerous precedent” and “threatens the very principles that set iPhone apart”

The US Department of Justice formally sued Apple in March 2024, accusing the company of having a “smartphone monopoly.”

The DOJ alleges 🍎 follows a “monopoly playbook” in five key areas. 🍎 rebuts each point: 📱Super apps are fully allowed and already exist on iPhone. 🎮 Cloud gaming is supported via both web and App Store. 💬Third-party messaging apps are popular and unrestricted. [image]
2025-07-30 View on X
9to5Mac

Apple responds to the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit from March 2024, saying it sets “a dangerous precedent” and “threatens the very principles that set iPhone apart”

The US Department of Justice formally sued Apple in March 2024, accusing the company of having a “smartphone monopoly.”

UPDATE: Apple just filed its answer in the DOJ's sweeping antitrust lawsuit, calling the case an attack on innovation, user security, and consumer choice. The company argues the suit mischaracterizes its business model and misunderstands the tech market. [image]
2025-07-30 View on X
9to5Mac

Apple responds to the DOJ's antitrust lawsuit from March 2024, saying it sets “a dangerous precedent” and “threatens the very principles that set iPhone apart”

The US Department of Justice formally sued Apple in March 2024, accusing the company of having a “smartphone monopoly.”

2025-07-01
The DOJ v. Apple antitrust case survived a motion to dismiss. This doesn't mean the court has blessed the DOJ's theories. They will require a fact-intensive inquiry, but when looking at them in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, the ct found them plausible enough to proceed
2025-07-01 View on X
Reuters

A US judge denies Apple's motion to dismiss the DOJ antitrust lawsuit, filed in March 2024, that accuses Apple of unlawfully dominating the US smartphone market

not because it is competing on the merits. These actions are anticompetitive and illegal. https://oag.ca.gov/... [image] @sherman1890 : Apple court aligns itself with U.S. Airways,...

2025-02-04
Epic's complaints tried to silo G and 🍎's operating systems into 2 different markets. The Epic v. Apple court found that this siloing was not valid and that 🍎's main competitor is G (and vice versa).
2025-02-04 View on X
Bloomberg

A US appeals court panel appeared skeptical of Google's bid to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that declared the Play Store an illegal monopoly in the Epic case

Judges Tell Search Giant Apple Case Doesn't Apply X: Vidushi Dyall / @vidushi_law : According to Google, “Epic sought a do-over” by trying to get a different result against a diffe...

On rebuttal, G countered the DOJ, stating that “remedies must restore competition,” instead arguing that “remedies must undo consequences,” noting that the DOJ is trying to undo established case law that requires a showing of a causal connection between conduct and harm.
2025-02-04 View on X
Bloomberg

A US appeals court panel appeared skeptical of Google's bid to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that declared the Play Store an illegal monopoly in the Epic case

Judges Tell Search Giant Apple Case Doesn't Apply X: Vidushi Dyall / @vidushi_law : According to Google, “Epic sought a do-over” by trying to get a different result against a diffe...

According to Google, “Epic sought a do-over” by trying to get a different result against a different adversary, and Epic wasn't allowed to seek outcomes inconsistent with 🍎 case about mobile gaming transactions.
2025-02-04 View on X
Bloomberg

A US appeals court panel appeared skeptical of Google's bid to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that declared the Play Store an illegal monopoly in the Epic case

Judges Tell Search Giant Apple Case Doesn't Apply X: Vidushi Dyall / @vidushi_law : According to Google, “Epic sought a do-over” by trying to get a different result against a diffe...

G argued that on the aftermarket question, which is defined as demand for the product is entirely derived from the purchase of another product, the district court chose “form over substance"/a “magic word approach” by failing to instruct the jury bc they hadn't heard those exact
2025-02-04 View on X
Bloomberg

A US appeals court panel appeared skeptical of Google's bid to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that declared the Play Store an illegal monopoly in the Epic case

Judges Tell Search Giant Apple Case Doesn't Apply X: Vidushi Dyall / @vidushi_law : According to Google, “Epic sought a do-over” by trying to get a different result against a diffe...

G agreed but noted that 70% of A app store transactions are gaming, and 80% of G's are gaming transactions. Epic never disputed that both cases are about gaming transactions, and these transactions are the same in both cases.
2025-02-04 View on X
Bloomberg

A US appeals court panel appeared skeptical of Google's bid to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that declared the Play Store an illegal monopoly in the Epic case

Judges Tell Search Giant Apple Case Doesn't Apply X: Vidushi Dyall / @vidushi_law : According to Google, “Epic sought a do-over” by trying to get a different result against a diffe...

Google opened by highlighting that everyone agrees that G and Apple vigorously compete and that Epic lost in its effort to avoid this reality when the district court in Epic v. Apple found that G and 🍎 were in same area of effective competition: mobile gaming transactions.
2025-02-04 View on X
Bloomberg

A US appeals court panel appeared skeptical of Google's bid to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that declared the Play Store an illegal monopoly in the Epic case

Judges Tell Search Giant Apple Case Doesn't Apply X: Vidushi Dyall / @vidushi_law : According to Google, “Epic sought a do-over” by trying to get a different result against a diffe...

The panel of judges chimed in to note the differences between 🍎 and G, with Judge Forrest noting that the court takes every case on its facts and there are some clear factual differences b/t the “🍎 world and G world.”
2025-02-04 View on X
Bloomberg

A US appeals court panel appeared skeptical of Google's bid to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that declared the Play Store an illegal monopoly in the Epic case

Judges Tell Search Giant Apple Case Doesn't Apply X: Vidushi Dyall / @vidushi_law : According to Google, “Epic sought a do-over” by trying to get a different result against a diffe...

2025-01-29
UPDATE: The court has denied Apple's motion to intervene in DOJ v Google search remedies proceedings, finding that 🍎's motion was untimely.
2025-01-29 View on X
Courthouse News Service

A US federal judge denied a motion by Apple to intervene as a defendant in the remedy trial of the DOJ vs. Google case, saying Apple's motion was untimely

Apple: “It's impossible to tell whether or not we're resisting because we do absolutely nothing quickly.”  [embedded post] X: @balancecrafting : Apple's untimely post-liability pha...

2024-10-09
🚨UPDATE: The DOJ just released its proposed remedies in the Google search case. They've chosen a broad approach, including a potential breakup. While the case centers on exclusivity deals with OEMs and browsers, the DOJ appears to be pushing way beyond that focus.
2024-10-09 View on X
Bloomberg

Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case

- Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data  — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case

Okay let's dig in. DOJ starting off with justifying an expansive “unitary framework” that consists of behavioral and structural remedies to “eradicate existing evils.” [image]
2024-10-09 View on X
Bloomberg

Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case

- Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data  — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case