[falcolas]

I just tried to replicate this; I got very different results:

1) Ad (for Audible)

2) Apple Podcasts (So far so good)

3) A story (?) about podcasts (still odd)

4) The Podcast App

5) DLC for The Podcast App

6) Himalaya: Podcast Radio Player

So, I'm not sure how the NY Times got that particular listing, but it's not exactly what I'd call a smoking gun against Apple.

[jasonlotito]

> If you opened the App Store on an iPhone in May 2018 and typed “podcast” in the search box, you would have seen something like this.

"in May 2018"

> I just tried to replicate this

Unfortunately, you don't have a time machine.

[falcolas]

So, we're happily crucifying Apple on a hill based on an unreproducable search done half a year ago? Sounds... less than ideal.

[jasonlotito]

No. Just because something was done in the past doesn't mean it doesn't have repercussions to this day. For example, the search result issue might have helped Apple get it's products into the hands of more users who settled for their apps rather than using a competitors apps that would have been found instead.

If you are going to continue this discussion, please do so in good faith and don't continue to misrepresent what is being said.

[DedlySnek]

> Spotify complained to European regulators in March that Apple was abusing its role as the gatekeeper of the App Store. By April, all but two of Apple’s apps disappeared from the top results for “music.”