Today's Above Avalon daily update includes the following stories:

Google Losses Antitrust Case to Epic Games
GM Digging Deeper CarPlay Hole
Anti-Apple Brigade Forms in EU

We begin today’s update with Google losing the antitrust case brought by Epic Games. There were significant differences between Epic Games v. Google and Epic Games v. Apple. The update then turns to more craziness from GM regarding its decision to ditch CarPlay. We conclude with a look at Apple competitors wanting to team up to “push for open digital ecosystems” in the EU. Neil discusses why the group should rename themselves the Anti-Apple Brigade - EU Edition.

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