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Dec 2020
17m 26s

Thu. 12/17 – The Apple-Facebook Cold War...

Brian McCullough
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Mommy and Daddy are fighting. This time it’s Apple and Facebook and it’s getting pretty heated. The EU okays Google’s acquisition of Fitbit. Substack has resurrected Google Reader, in spirit at least. And why the new antitrust lawsuit against Google is maybe the most serious yet, because we’re talking about actual felonies here. Potentially. Allegedly. Spons ... Show More
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