One week after reporting earnings results, Apple shares traded -1% lower, reaching $130. Below, The Apple Maven lists the main topics that were relevant news for $AAPL in the past five days.
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First look at App Store human review station on display in Epic vs. Apple
Documents submitted as evidence in the Epic Games v. Apple trial have revealed more details about the App Store review process, including an image of a human review station.
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App Store review process has over 500 human experts; less than 1% of rejections are appealed
As the Epic Games v. Apple court case goes forward, we have been learning more details about internal discussions within each company about their business models and more. With the testimony of …
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Apple Exec: We Feature Competitors’ Apps ‘All The Time’ on the App Store
On May 3, the Epic Games vs. Apple trial got underway, and every day, new emails between Apple executives and employees continue to be shared by …
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Epic’s Interrogation of Apple App Store Witness Gets Rocky Start
Epic Games Inc. seized on Apple Inc.’s private survey of developers to show that the creator of Fortnite isn’t alone in bashing the App Store.
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Apple App Store Called ‘Nightmare’ in Internal Developer Survey
Epic Games Inc. seized on Apple Inc.’s private survey of developers to show that the creator of Fortnite isn’t alone in bashing the App Store.
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Epic needs to tarnish Apple’s App Store halo
At the beginning of this week’s Epic v. Apple trial, Apple described Epic’s lawsuit as an “assault” on the entire iOS philosophy. One of the iPhone and iPad’s defining features is a curated ecosystem …
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We Checked 250 iPhone Apps—This Is How They’re Tracking You
Apple is introducing a suite of new opt-in privacy guidelines for iOS users, so we dug into more than 200 apps to find out exactly what that means.
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Epic needs to tarnish the Apple’s App Store halo
At the beginning of this week’s Epic v. Apple trial, Apple described Epic’s lawsuit as an “assault” on the entire iOS philosophy. One of the iPhone and iPad’s defining features is a curated ecosystem …
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Apple’s app store chief fends off attacks in antitrust trial
Apple’s top app store executive on Thursday faced an avalanche of documents unleashed Thursday by an Epic Games lawyer aiming to prove allegations that the iPhone maker has been gouging app makers as …
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Apple says less than 1% of App Store rejections are appealed
A director of Apple’s App Review process says that the majority of app rejections are not appealed, and when they are, most of them are upheld.
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Apple Offered Special App Store API Access to Hulu and Other Developers
Today is the fourth day of the Epic Games v. Apple legal battle, and documents shared in the trial continue to give us insight into the App Store …
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Apple has a ‘whitelist’ of developers who can access unique App Store features
Apple has a list of whitelisted developers with access to additional App Store subscription features, as revealed by court documents and Apple executive testimony in the Epic Games v. Apple trial.
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Google Plans to Add Privacy Labels to Play Store Apps Next Year
Apple with iOS 14 introduced App Privacy labels for App Store apps, which are designed to let customers know details about the data that an app …
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Google Play’s app listings will require privacy info next year, just like the App Store
Starting next year, apps on Google Play will show details about what data they collect, as well as other information about their privacy and security practices, in a new safety section in their …
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App Store VP Matt Fischer to take witness stand in Epic v. Apple on Thursday
Matt Fischer, Apple’s vice president of the App Store, will take the witness stand on Thursday in the ongoing Epic Games v. Apple trial — the first Apple employee to do so.
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Apple’s App Store Manager to Take Center Stage at Epic Trial
The veteran Apple Inc. executive who runs day-to-day operations at the App Store will be playing defense Thursday in the company’s trial with Epic Games Inc.
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