The Ball Is Back in Judge Gonzalez Rogers’ Court (AVALON)
In the 28th episode of the AVALON podcast, Neil discussed the following topics/subjects:
What's on the Agenda (the bulk of the discussion modeled after Apple’s Monday morning meetings)
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules on App Store anti-steering injunction.
Real-world implications arising from the ruling.
My expectations for what Judge Gonzalez Rogers will do next.
Lighting Round (two topics two minutes each)
Jeff Williams to Disney’s board.
Pebble unveils a smart ring.
Give Me a Break (something ridiculous that jumped out at me)
The Disney / OpenAI Sora partnership.
Tell Me More (something intriguing that has my attention)
EVs / autonomy doesn’t make sense for a car ownership model.
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Judge Gonzalez Rogers’ App Store Pretzels, The Case for Apple’s Appeal, Potential App Store Fallout
Hello everyone. Happy Tuesday. There is a lot to go over in today’s update. We will continue our discussion from yesterday involving the latest App Store ruling from Judge Gonzalez Rogers.
The plan is to use Wednesday’s update to circle back to Apple’s 2Q25 earnings review.
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