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by fragmede 1462 days ago
Fascinating. I wonder why those two companies got singled out from all the rest of them.
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I imagine it's because they view those as most winnable. Probably a combination of egregiousness and strength of defense (money). I have to hope that winning this case sets precedent for future cases against larger entities.
Apple turn was in 2018 https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2018/04/ftc-staff... not that anyone enforced it after the warning - apple still refuses warranty after you replace screen or battery with third party.
Insufficient political campaign contributions, probably.
That’s what I was thinking, or contributions to the party not currently in power…