Phil Schiller, the Apple executive in charge of the App Store, raised the possibility of the company cutting its 30 percent commission rate to 25 or even 20 percent back in 2011 in response to …
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The Morning After: The Apple vs. Epic app store battle has begun
After months of back and forth, the Apple vs. Epic battle over how an app store should work has reached an actual courtroom. Shenanigans on day one included Epic CEO Tim Sweeney identifying — under …
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Apple’s Epic Battle Over the App Store Comes Down to Just One Question
How you define the iPhone makes all the difference.The battle between Apple and Epic finally goes to trial this week, nine months after the iPhone maker pulled Fortnite from the App Store. You’ll …
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Apple Users Are ‘Trapped’ in App Store, Epic Says at Trial
Epic Games Inc. alleges that Apple Inc.’s App Store has left users and developers “trapped” in an anticompetitive marketplace, while the iPhone maker accuses the creator of Fortnite of a “fundamental …
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Apple defends App Store control in court, saying it doesn’t want to be Android
Epic wants Apple to open up iPhone software distribution so it can use its own payment processor, bypassing Apple’s customary 30% fee on digital goods.
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Apple’s ‘walled garden’ faces Epic attack in app store trial
Apple’s lucrative app store was alternately portrayed as a price-gouging monopoly and a hub of world-changing innovation during the preamble to a trial that may reshape the technological landscape.
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Epic Games v. Apple: The high-stakes battle that could change the iPhone and App Store forever
Everything you need to know about the court battle between video game publisher Epic Games and iPhone maker Apple.
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Apple App Store Is an Anticompetitive ‘Walled Garden,’ Epic Says
Apple Inc.’s App Store has left users and developers “trapped” in an anticompetitive marketplace, Epic Games Inc. attorneys said at the start of an antitrust trial in the U.S. over how much the iPhone …
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Apple likely to prevail and defend App Store in Epic trial, analyst says
Investment bank Wedbush believes that Apple will successfully defend its App Store polices in court in the Apple v. Epic Games legal battle.
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Apple’s App Store Goes on Trial
Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more …
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The trial that will decide the future of Apple’s App Store
A federal court in Oakland will on Monday begin hearing Epic Games’ antitrust suit against Apple, a case that could radically reshape the way iPhone apps and services are sold.Why it matters: Fortnite …
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Apple to close Virginia’s MacArthur Center store on May 14
The Apple Store in MacArthur Center, VA, is closing down permanently and follows the shuttering of many prominent stores in the mall.
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Apple’s app store goes on trial Monday in suit brought by maker of Fortnite
Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more …
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Apple and Epic Head to Court Over Their Slices of the App Pie
Apple and Epic Games, maker of the wildly popular game Fortnite, square off on Monday in a trial that could decide how much control Apple can exert over the app economy.
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The best iPhone apps of 2021
If you’ve got an iPhone, then you want the best iPhone apps – these programs are still the thing that set it apart from Android phones, as iPhone apps are more often than not the best in class.
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Apple’s App Store draws developer ire and legal challenge
While Apple chief Tim Cook touts the brand’s App Store as an economic miracle, Fortnite-maker Epic Games says developers suffer under its tyranny. The online shop — the only way software apps can get …
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Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’
On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while …
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