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Case: 25-2935, 08/21/2025, DktEntry: 128.1, Page 3 of 24
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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IDENTITY AND INTEREST OF
AMICUS CURIAE
INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT ARGUMENT
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I.
Apple's New Link Entitlement Program Prohibited Steering in Violation of
the Injunction4
II. Apple's New 27% Link-Out Penalty Was a Tax on Innovation, Not a Fair
Recoupment of Value Provided by Apple
III. Without the Enforcement Order, Startup Investment and Innovation Will
Be Chilled, to the Significant Detriment of the Public Interest
IV. Far from Threatening Small Businesses' Access to Apple's Platform, the
Enforcement Order Benefits Small Businesses
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CONCLUSION
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