Google should have set a list of app store principles before Microsoft did, instead of embracing Apple’s 30% tax on in-app purchases.
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Microsoft Takes Shots at Apple in New App Store Principles
Antitrust scrutiny of dominant app stores, such as those operated by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Alphabet subsidiary Google, has intensified over the past year. Apple is waging an escalating legal war …
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Microsoft to adopt app store guiding principles for Windows, but not Xbox
In a thinly veiled shot at Apple’s App Store, Microsoft has adopted 10 guiding principles that it will apply to its Microsoft Store on Windows 10.
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Which Phones Will WhatsApp Stop Working on in 2021?
Every year the applications carries out important updates to continue meeting the needs of its users. Check if you have any of the devices on which the app will no longer be compatible.
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Six Reasons You Should Delete WhatsApp
But, for whatever reason, Facebook -owned WhatsApp has flown relatively under the radar. With 2 billion monthly users, the app is the world’s most popular messenger service. Since it implemented …
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Microsoft takes jab at Apple, Google with new app store principles
Microsoft announced 10 new app store principles in a blog post Thursday, needling Apple and Google’s policies in the process. The new principles are intended to promote choice, fairness and innovation …
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Microsoft told employees it plans to release a browser-based app for the Xbox Game Pass streaming service next year that will get around Apple App Store rules: ‘We absolutely …
Gaming boss Phil Spencer said that Microsoft is looking for ways to get around Apple App Store rules that have blocked Game Pass streaming on iPhone.
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Gamers spent $11 billion in Apple’s App Store in Q3 – more than all of Google Play
The App Store generated more than $11 billion just from gaming, pushing just that category higher than the entire Google Play Store for the third quarter.
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Microsoft takes a jab at Apple, Google with new app store principles
Microsoft announced 10 new app store principles in a blog post Thursday, needling Apple and Google’s policies in the process. The new principles are intended to promote choice, fairness and innovation …
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Microsoft takes aim at Apple with app store principles
Microsoft became the first major technology platform to offer formal support to a coalition fighting Apple’s power over its App Store.
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Microsoft Takes Swipe at Apple in Adopting App Store ‘Fairness’ Principles
Microsoft joined the chorus of critics of Apple’s App Store policies, with the software giant announcing that it was adopting 10 principles “to promote choice, ensure fairness and promote innovation” …
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Ex-App Store head says Apple Arcade violates Apple’s own policies
A previous head of the App Store told the US House of Representatives that Apple rejects subscription game services because they compete with Apple Arcade.
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The best free iPhone apps of 2020
We’ve rounded up the very best free iPhone apps for you, including photo and video editors, health apps, music players, and much more besides. You’ve got an iPhone, and have ventured into the …
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Apple Arcade violates the same App Store policies that are keeping Xbox Game Pass and Google Stadia off of iOS, says former App Store leader
Video game streaming services can’t launch on the iPhone and iPad App Store, and the former App Store director said it’s because of Apple Arcade.
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Apple objects to Congressional accusations of abuse of App Store power
In a statement to the Web site MacRumors, the company refuted claims it wields its App Store as a weapon against competitors.
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With Epic Games v. Apple ongoing, a US House subcommittee calls App Store a monopoly
While Epic Games attempts to prove that Apple has violated federal antitrust law in a high-profile lawsuit, a much-anticipated report from a U.S. House subcommittee calls the iPhone maker’s App Store …
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App Store Connect App for Developers Gets Fresh Icon, New Features
Apple today updated its App Store Connect app designed for developers, introducing a new icon that is a more complex version of the original …
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