In the latest sign of its intensified scrutiny of Big Tech, the European Commission (the European Union’s executive arm) has opened separate antitrust investigations into Apple’s App Store and Apple …
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Apple’s ‘drumroll begins’ for 5G iPhone 12 super-cycle, says analyst
Investment bank Wedbush is predicting that the “iPhone 12” will launch at about the same time that the iPhone X did, and despite coronavirus challenges, 5G will induce a super-cycle for Apple in 2020 …
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Apple report says the App Store supported $519 billion in sales last year
The study, conducted last year by Apple, revealed that overall, the App Store ecosystem supported a total $519 billion in billings and sales around the world. In-app advertising accounted for $45 …
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Apple’s App Store, Apple Pay targeted by EU antitrust regulators
Apple on Tuesday found itself the target of two EU antitrust investigations into its App Store and Apple Pay as the bloc turned up the heat on online gatekeepers over alleged anti-competitive business …
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EU targets Apple Pay, App Store with antitrust investigations
Within the course of a single day, Apple has found itself the subject of two new EU antitrust probes. Europe’s Competition Commission announced on Tuesday that it was opening dual investigations into …
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Apple Pay and iOS App Store under formal antitrust probe in Europe
Apple is under formal investigation by antitrust regulators in European Union — following a number of complaints related to how it operates the iOS App Store and also its payment offering, Apple Pay.
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Europe opens antitrust investigation into Apple’s App Store rules for developers
The European Commission has opened antitrust investigations into whether Apple’s rules for developers who distribute their apps via the company’s App Store violate EU competition rules. The EC said …
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EU Announces Investigations into App Store In-App Purchase Rules and Apple Pay
The European Commission today said it has opened two formal antitrust investigations into Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay mobile payment system.
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EU launches anti-trust probes into Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay
The European Commission, the executive arm of the EU, said it will assess whether Apple’s rules for app developers on the distribution of apps via the App Store breach EU competition rules.
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European Commission launches antitrust probes over Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay
The EU’s antitrust authorities has officially launched two investigations into Apple, specifically surrounding the App Store and with Apple Pay.
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Apple faces another EU antitrust complaint as App Store pressure grows
Apple is facing yet another European antitrust complaint, after Rakuten’s Kobo subsidiary complained to the European Commission about Apple’s 30 percent cut on ebooks in the App Store. The Financial …
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Apple Faces New EU Antitrust Complaint Over 30% App Store Commission Rate
Apple is facing another European antitrust complaint, this time over its 30 percent cut on ebooks in the App Store. The complaint was made to …
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Apple Consumers And Advertisers Spent More Than $500B At The App Store In 2019
Billings and sales of $519 billion were made globally on Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store in 2019, according to a study conducted on behalf of the company. What Happened The Analysis Group, a …
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Apple faces a second EU antitrust complaint as competitors claim they’re being crushed by the App Store tax
Rakuten’s complaint focuses on Apple’s ebook service, which it says is in competition with its own ereader business Kobo.
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Swappie raises $40 million to expand its refurbished iPhone store internationally
Swappie raised $40 million to expand its refurbished iPhone marketplace across Europe, where sales of used consumer electronics continue to surge.
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Apple Says App Store Ecosystem Supported Over $500B in Commerce Worldwide in 2019
Apple today announced that its App Store ecosystem supported $519 billion in billings and sales worldwide in 2019, based on an independent …
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Apple lifts the lid on how its App Store generated $500BN in 2019
Apple’s App Store generated $519BN in billings and sales globally in 2019, with sales of products from which Apple takes a 30% cut coming to $61BN of the total.
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