Y Combinator Brief in Epic vs. Apple

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Case: 25-2935, 08/21/2025, DktEntry: 128.1, Page 3 of 24

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IDENTITY AND INTEREST OF

 AMICUS CURIAE 

INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT ARGUMENT

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 Apple's New Link Entitlement Program Prohibited Steering in Violation o

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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