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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Apple purges rival products from store ahead of rumored AirPods Studio, new HomePod
Apple at the end of September ceased online sales of third-party headphones, earphones, speakers and other devices as the company prepares to debut a slate of new audio products like AirPods Studio …
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With Epic Games v. Apple ongoing, a U.S. House subcommittee calls App Store a monopoly | Charlotte Observer
A new congressional report from the House subcommittee on antitrust law says Apple exerts monopoly power through its App Store, a charge that Epic Games is arguing in court.
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Apple Targeted By Record Labels for Allowing Copyright Infringing Apps in Russian App Store
Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music, and a division of Warner have filed applications for a preliminary injunction against Apple for …
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Apple’s ‘monopoly power’ over iPhone app distribution gives it outsized profits, antitrust committee says
The 450-page report from the Democratic majority staff of the House Judiciary Committee focuses on Apple’s control of its App Store, the only way for consumers to install apps or software on an iPhone …
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Apple rebuts House antitrust report, says developers ‘primary beneficiaries’ of App Store
Apple in a statement issued on Tuesday said it “vehemently disagrees” with a U.S. House Judiciary report that claims the tech giant enjoys a monopoly with the App Store.
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Apple’s App Store Continues to Crush Google Play in Monetization
Apple ‘s ( NASDAQ:AAPL) iOS App Store has long dominated Alphabet ( NASDAQ:GOOG) ( NASDAQ:GOOGL) subsidiary Google’s Android in terms of monetization, even though Google Play has considerably more …
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Apple’s Fiscal 4Q Preview: What To Expect Of The App Store
In this edition of the Apple Maven’s earnings preview series, we look at the App Store. Revenues should have benefited from a continuation of stay-at-home trends amid a lingering COVID-19 crisis.
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Paytm VP Narendra Yadav EXCLUSIVE on Mini App Store, timing of launch, Google’s new payment policy, developers’ reception, more
Why is there a need for separate store? Will the payment policies remain the same? Who is Paytm competing against? In this episode of Tech Talks, Narendra Yadav – VP – Paytm, answers all these …
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WhatsApp to roll out new features for iPhone
WhatsApp to soon introduce to iPhone users new features like always mute option, shortcut to catalogue and traces of expiring media, since these features have already been rolled out to beta users of …
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Facebook calls splitting off Instagram, WhatsApp a ‘nonstarter’
Facebook views the idea of splitting off Instagram and WhatsApp as a “nonstarter” that would cost billions of dollars and harm users, a new report says. The social-media giant has …
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