I imagine that regardless what the ruling is that it will be appealed. I have however noticed that a lot of the comments I have seen about this case seem to be spreading FUD. After the news about what happened with net neutrality I wonder if many of the comments are a result of astroturfing to manipulate public opinion. When I keep seeing comments about how this would affect consoles which to me seems incredibly unlikely, as my understanding of antitrust is that it is usually about leveraging a position in one market to gain an unfair advantage in another. It seems clear to me that consoles are focused on the digital entertainment market with a specialization in the gaming submarket. This is far different from the market that many of Apples devices like the iPhone are in; The iPhone competes in the mobile market, However as a platform it is not focused on any particular market, much like a windows PC it is general purpose. Because of this and the way the app store is setup, Apple gains an advantage in almost any market that can earn money through mobile apps and ecosystems. Further by restricting some APIs to their exclusive use they can Further give themselves an advantage like the recent case of tracking tags and tile only being to use features through apples app. This last example is something that Microsoft had to stop when they went through antitrust investigations. My own opinion is that what Apple and Google now do make what Microsoft was investegated for look like child's play. The idea that the app store faces competition from the play store is like saying your ISP faces competition because you can sell your house and move to get a different ISP. While the cost of switching is of course less the idea is the same the consumer must go spend a significant amount of money, face inconvenience, and use valuable time to see competition on a hidden cost.