Apple’s long, bitter App Store antitrust war

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How it started The year was 1998, and reigning personal computer giant Microsoft was on trial for violating antitrust laws, including by targeting its smaller competitor Apple.

Apple occupied only a fraction of the PC market, while Microsoft held north of 80 percent.

But its cross-platform QuickTime multimedia player threatened Microsoft’s own offerings, and a court determined that Microsoft … Read the full story at The Verge.

原文链接: The Verge