Category: APPS

Apple has formally appealed against the European Commission’s penalty connected to the App Store and its relationship with developers in the European Union.

As MG Siegler first noted on Threads last week (tip o’ the antlers to Daring Fireball ), Apple has been caught not practicing as it preached. And not mildly but in a more “televangelist who preaches against the perils of liquor not only gets caught drunk driving but is later found to own a craft bourbon distillery on the side” kind of way.

Apple’s appeal against the NLRB ruling suggesting Apple engaged in union-busting actions at the World Trade Center store in May 2022 has succeeded on both counts.

The first hit of the recent barrage of blows that Apple has taken came over the weekend when protesters with the global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion spray-painted the company’s retail store on 5th Avenue in New York City.

Epic Games Inc. settled its antitrust case against Samsung Electronics Co. that alleged the company was conspiring with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to block rival app marketplaces through default settings on mobile devices sold by the electronics giant.

Apple has filed appealed the EU’s decision to fine the company €500 million (about $580 million) for not complying with competition rules.

Epic Games Inc. settled its antitrust case against Samsung Electronics Co. that alleged the company was conspiring with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to block rival app marketplaces through default settings on mobile devices sold by the electronics giant.

Apple has formally filed an appeal against the European Union’s $570 million fine, arguing that the EU is making demands that go beyond the law, and is continually changing the rules to micro-manage the App Store.

Apple claims to support climate action. Apple claims to be good for the environment, and they continue to support climate denial, and ICE raids on your community,” one of the protesters shouted. “Tim …