Technology company
Apple
Documented beefs: 2 · Active 1 · Cooling off 0 · Dormant 0 · Resolved 1
At a glance
- Documented beefs
- 2
- Active
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Average Beef Score
- 70
- Highest Beef Score
- 82
- Longest beef
- 1 yr
Longest: vs Epic Games. Most recent: vs Meta Platforms, Inc. (Active).
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| Connection | Category | Status | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple vs Meta Platforms, Inc. | Corporate | Active | 82 |
| Apple vs Epic Games | Corporate | Resolved | 58 |
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Documented Beefs
- CorporateActiveSeptember 2014 – ongoing
vs Meta Platforms, Inc.
A long-running public dispute between Apple and Meta (formerly Facebook) driven by opposing business models, platform rules, App Store commi…
Latest Mark Zuckerberg criticized Apple's platform policies in interviews, framing Meta's open-source AI efforts as a strategy to counter mobile gatekeepers.
82Beef Score - CorporateResolvedAugust 13, 2020 – September 10, 2021
vs Epic Games
A deliberately provoked platform fight.
58Beef Score
Beef History
Every published event across Apple's beefs, in one chronology.
May 1, 2025 · Public statement
Meta Frames Open-Source AI Strategy as Challenge to Apple's Dominance
→ vs Meta Platforms, Inc.September 18, 2024 · Verified event
Court Dismisses Shareholder Lawsuit Against Meta Over Apple Privacy Impact
→ vs Meta Platforms, Inc.April 24, 2023 · Verified event
Appeal upholds the original ruling
→ vs Epic GamesAugust 12, 2022 · Reported
WSJ Reports Prior Revenue-Sharing Discussions Between Apple and Facebook
→ vs Meta Platforms, Inc.September 10, 2021 · Verified event
Court largely sides with the platform
→ vs Epic GamesJanuary 2021 · Public statement
Zuckerberg Criticizes iOS Privacy Labels on Earnings Call
→ vs Meta Platforms, Inc.December 2020 · Public statement
Facebook Launches Newspaper Campaign Against Apple iOS Changes
→ vs Meta Platforms, Inc.August 13, 2020 · Verified event
Direct payment option triggers removal
→ vs Epic GamesApril 2018 · Public statement
Mark Zuckerberg Calls Cook's Remarks 'Glib'
→ vs Meta Platforms, Inc.March 2018 · Public statement
Tim Cook Comments on Cambridge Analytica Scandal
→ vs Meta Platforms, Inc.September 2014 · Public statement
Tim Cook Criticizes Free Internet Business Models
→ vs Meta Platforms, Inc.2014 · Public statement
Mark Zuckerberg Responds to Cook's Privacy Critique
→ vs Meta Platforms, Inc.