In her briefing with reporters, EU VP Margrethe Vestager declines to comment on whether she will meet with Apple CEO Tim Cook, who also happens to be in New York today.
But Vestager said they are watching what Apple does to respond to the Epic decision. "We are not bound by the judgment in the Epic case because it’s not our jurisdiction but we will follow with great interest [Apple's] response to the judgment."
"It will be interesting for us to see how they implement this. It is very early days and we have no idea how it will be implemented. [The Epic decision] it has no impact on our casework.
Vestager also says she had a good meeting with new FTC Chair Lina Khan. "We met and it was really nice to meet in person because before we had only met virtually and as everyone has experienced it is a real difference. It was a pleasure to meet and connect."
The FTC, for its part, says it has no comment on the chair's schedule. 🙄

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