A senior Apple exec could be jailed in Epic case; it’s time to end this disaster

When the US Supreme Court upheld the court ruling in the Apple vs Epic Games case, I said that the iPhone maker’s response was clearly made in bad faith, and was effectively giving the middle finger to the judge in the case. The judge has now officially confirmed this view. She has not only directly called out Apple for ignoring her ruling, but said that a senior Apple exec lied under oath, and referred the matter for prosecution … I’m not a fan of using bold text for emphasis, but I really have to on this occasion to emphasise just how utterly insane and incredible this is: The judge declared that Apple’s VP of Finance Alex Roman lied under oath in a court of law. Apple knew this and did not comply with its legal obligation to correct the record. The matter has now been referred to the US Attorney for criminal investigation. Roman could literally be sent to jail for this, with Apple also subject to criminal sanctions. The insane history of this dispute Epic Games flouted Apple’s ... Read full article.