Why the Apple App Store Ruling Is a Big Deal

It’s been a bustling week for tech news, ending with the long-awaited decision in the Epic Games versus Apple trial over Apple’s App Store power. As Josh and Martin have analyzed, the ruling avoided the worst outcome for Apple, with the judge deciding not to call it the most dreaded word in tech: a monopolist. 

Still, I’m left with the feeling that something very significant happened and that we will look back on this decision—which, of course, could be overturned—as a moment when things changed.