The Department of Justice (DOJ), supported by 15 states and the District of Columbia, has filed a lawsuit against Apple in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, accusing the tech giant of monopolistic practices in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The lawsuit highlights Apple’s dominance in the U.S. smartphone market, where it holds over 65% of the total market and more than 70% of the performance smartphone segment. It attributes Apple’s significant net income, which surpasses the GDP of over 100 countries, largely to the success of its iPhone product line.
Continue reading “US Sues Apple in Landmark iPhone Monopoly Lawsuit”OTF Rejects Request from Ontario to Let Retired Teachers Work More
Key Takeaway
Ontario’s teachers unions have rejected a request from the Ministry of Education to extend the working period for retired teachers, emphasizing the need for the government to address staffing shortages more effectively.
Continue reading “OTF Rejects Request from Ontario to Let Retired Teachers Work More”Ten Things I Learned – December 5, 2023 Update
April Wine
I was sad to hear of Myles Goodwyn‘s death. Myles was the lead singer of April Wine, a Canadian band that had quite an influence on my musical tastes.
WordPress
Want to your open WordPress links in a new tab as the default? “External Links in New Window / New Tab” is your solution.
Speed Test
Google has a speed test webpage. (I’ve added it to my Google A-Z page.)
Continue reading “Ten Things I Learned – December 5, 2023 Update”Justin Trudeau is Wrong About Google’s Response to Bill C-18
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized Google for removing links to Canadian news articles in search results as part of a test for a small percentage of users, stating that it is a “terrible mistake”. However, his comments mislead on several critical issues with Bill C-18, a bill that mandates payments for links to news articles.
It cannot reasonably be said that Google is preventing Canadians from accessing news, since the removal of links from search results does not remove or block the site itself nor prevent anyone from accessing it directly. Furthermore, the bill would require payments to hundreds of broadcasters without any actual journalism or original news content.
Bill C-18 is not about payment for the reproduction of journalists’ work, but payment for links, indexing, and any other mechanism that facilitates access to news. The bill threatens the free flow of information online, and if it passes in its current form, it could create a framework that would threaten the foundational principles for how information flows online.
Google is rightly taking a stand against the bill’s threat to the free flow of information online by considering not linking to Canadian news articles.
(This article has been summarized using ChatGPT from Michael Geist’s excellent article found here. Posted date: 2023-02-25)