Revenues generated by Apple’s App Store yet again nearly doubled those of Google’s Play Store in the third quarter of 2020, according to new data from Sensor Tower.
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India open to launching own app store as start-ups criticise Google – government source
India is open to launching its own mobile app store or expanding an existing one if it receives enough demand from domestic firms for an alternative to Apple
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Indian startups explore alliance and alternative app store to fight Google’s ‘monopoly’
Google, which reaches more internet users than any other firm in India and commands 99% of the nation’s smartphone market, has stumbled upon an odd challenge in the world’s second-largest internet …
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Indian startup chiefs join hands to fight Google-Apple duopoly, mulls creation of an app store for local apps
Indian tech startup heads have joined hands to push for a homegrown digital app ecosystem and approach the Centre for support against Apple and Google’s duopoly over the app market. The group held an …
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Apple services outage impacted App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple News, iCloud for three hours
Apple suffered a sweeping services outage on Tuesday night, with major platforms like the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, iCloud and others rendered inaccessible for several hours.
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Apple App Store, Apple Music, several other services suffer temporary outage
Many Apple services including the Apple App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade were hit by a temporary outage during the wee hours of September 30. Apple confirmed the outage stating that “some …
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Apple’s services, including the App Store, iCloud, and Apple Music are down for some users
You’re not alone. Users reported outages Tuesday evening across a variety of Apple’s services, in some cases preventing them from logging in.
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Apple services outage impacts App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple News, iCloud, more
Apple on Tuesday suffered a sweeping services outage, with major platforms like the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, iCloud and others rendered inaccessible.
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Apple Music, Apple TV+, App Store, Find My and Other iCloud Services Experiencing Issues
Several of Apple’s services appear to be experiencing issues, with MacRumors readers reporting problems with Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple …
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Drain the App Store swamp: Elect an independent third party
It’s time for a new third-party, truly independent app store — one not tied to an existing player — so that developers and end-users can determine their own fates.
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Google to crack down on Play Store billing policy and make it easier to use other app stores on Android
Google on Monday said it’s clarifying its policies for app makers on its Play Store marketplace, telling developers they have up to a year to get in compliance with its policies for in-app purchases.
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Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies were dishonest, says US judge
A US judge hearing arguments in Epic’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple has criticized the game developer’s decision to breach its contract with the iPhone maker by pushing a version of Fortnite with a …
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Apple’s App Store Now Faces a Coalition of High-Profile Rebels
Spotify, Match, and Epic have joined a coalition of over a dozen companies that are challenging Apple’s App Store fees.
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Google gives app makers a year to comply with its Play Store billing policy
Google on Monday said it’s clarifying its policies for app makers on its Play Store marketplace, telling developers they have up to a year to get in compliance with its policies for in-app purchases.
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Google Demands 30% Cut From App Developers in Its Play Store
Some companies like Netflix and Spotify had avoided making the payment when people paid for something inside their apps.
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Google to better enforce Play Store in-app purchase policies, ease use of third-party app stores
Under threat of regulation, Google announced today it’s updating its Google Play billing policies to better clarify which types of transactions will be subject to Google’s commissions on in-app …
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Apple and Epic Games Spar Over Returning Fortnite to the App Store
The two companies argued in federal court over Apple’s power over apps, as their fight heads to trial next year.
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