Apple CEO Tim Cook described the company’s ironclad control over its mobile app store as the best way to serve and protect iPhone users, but he faced tough questions about competition issues from a …
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Tim Cook: Without Apple curation, App Store would be a ‘toxic mess’
If Apple didn’t curate the apps available on the iPhone via its App Store review process, it would be “terrible for the user” and for developers, Apple CEO Tim Cook argued Friday in a federal court.
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Apple v. Epic Games trial: iOS App Store would be ‘toxic’ mess without review process, Tim Cook testifies
Apple CEO Tim Cook faced tough questions Friday in court about the iOS App Store and its practices requiring in-app purchases and 15%-30% commissions.
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Why there isn’t more outcry over Apple’s App Store practices
Tim Higgins, WSJ tech correspondent, discusses the ongoing Epic Games and Apple trial and what it could mean for the Big Tech company.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: The App Store has been an ‘economic miracle’
CEO Tim Cook took the witness stand on Friday to defend the iPhone maker’s control of its App Store, calling the service an “economic miracle” in a widely watched antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” …
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Live updates: Tim Cook in the hot seat, defending Apple at Epic’s Fortnite trial
Apple CEO Tim Cook is testifying in a lawsuit brought by Fortnite maker Epic Games, defending his company’s policies that demand all apps meet Apple’s guidelines before they’re allowed into its app …
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Judge Grills Tim Cook on App Store Policies on Final Day of Epic Games v. Apple Trial
Apple CEO Tim Cook testified in the Epic Games v. Apple trial today, and some of the final questioning by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers did not …
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Epic’s Remedy for App Store ‘Terrible’ for Users, Cook Says
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said it would be “terrible” for iPhone and iPad users if a judge ordered the company to allow third-party app marketplaces, in addition to its own App Store …
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Barry Diller: Apple’s App Store ‘overcharged in a disgusting manner’
Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to take the witness stand Friday to defend the company’s App Store against charges that it has grown into an illegal monopoly. Barry Diller, IAC and Expedia chairman, joined …
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Tim Cook: Apple is getting its App Store commission, one way or another
In his testimony in the Epic Games vs Apple case, CEO Tim Cook defended App Store security, but also said its payment system was necessary for Apple to get its commission from developers.
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Apple Store Turns Twenty
When Apple took the wrappers off its first stores on Saturday, May 19, 2001 at Tysons Corner in McLean, Virginia, and the Glendale Galleria in Glendale, California, it was shortly after industry …
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App Store would be ‘toxic’ mess without control, Apple CEO says
Apple’s online marketplace would become a “toxic” mess if the iPhone maker were forced to allow third-party apps without reviewing them, chief executive Tim Cook said in testimony at a high-stakes …
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Apple rolls out second iOS 14.6 release candidate to developers
OS 14.6 apparently still isn’t quite ready for primetime, but just four days after Apple seeded the release candidate to developers, a second release candidate has now been released. We …
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Apple iOS 14.6: The Next iPhone Update Includes A Genius New Feature
Apple’s next iPhone software update is almost upon us, expected in the next week or two—it might even be released in the next few days. But while it won’t be a mega-release like iOS 14.5 was, it will …
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Apple leads the charts as iPhone 12 becomes world’s best selling phone in Q1 2021
Apple has yet again taken the first spot in terms of sales as its current iPhone 12 phones have dominated in Q1 2021 as per Counterpoint Research. The post Apple leads the charts as iPhone 12 becomes …
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Apple Watch Series 7 leak hints at iPhone 12-like flat edges, new pastel green and light blue colour options and more
The Apple Watch Series 7 could also come with improved heart rate, ECG, and SpO2 monitors, better battery life, improved performance, and more.
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Apple Watch Series 7 design leak shows new colors, flattened shape
The Apple Watch Series 7 may get a fairly large design refresh, if new leaks are to be believed. The renders show flat edges and new colors.
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