Category: APPS

Fortnite’s parent company, Epic Games, had broken its contract with Apple, a federal judge found. The case goes to trial next year.
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Apple recently began to use its vast chain of brick-and-mortar Apple Store locations as nodes in a product distribution network, enabling faster receipt of items than those shipped from China.
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Apple is shifting how it ships devices to consumers: instead of sending out all of its hardware products directly from China or from local warehouses, the company is now going to use its network of …
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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 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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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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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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