Facebook on Friday became the latest iOS developer to criticize Apple’s 30% App Store commission on in-app purchases, stating that the cut hurts small businesses during the global pandemic.
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Facebook objects to Apple fees, becoming a big new app store critic
Fortnite launched lawsuits fighting its case, setting up a battle over how much control Apple and Google should have over software that runs on the computing platforms they control. App store fees are …
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Facebook calls out Apple for imposing App Store fees on small businesses
Facebook on Friday called out Apple for the fees it imposes through its App Store, just a day after Fortnite maker Epic Games filed a suit against the iPhone maker for the same practice. Facebook …
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Trump dismisses concerns that banning WeChat could hurt Apple’s iPhone sales: ‘Whatever’
On Friday, a reporter asked the president what he thinks about the WeChat ban potentially hurting Apple, to which Trump replied, “whatever.” …
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Why this business owner is in favor of challenging Apple and Google’s store policies
Alex Kruglov, founder of Pop.in, joins “Squawk Alley” to discuss the fight over App Store and Google Play Store payments.
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Apple TV Plus: Everything to know about Apple’s streaming service
Apple TV Plus is the gadget giant’s competitor to Netflix, Disney Plus and the like, and it’s streaming a new series based on a soccer commercial (really) starting Friday.
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Fortnite’s iOS/Android Ban And Epic’s Apple/Google Lawsuit, Explained
Both Google and Apple take a 30% cut of those sales; they get nothing from players who utilize Epic’s new direct payment method, which allows the developer to earn 100% of the sale price. Even though …
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The best TikTok alternatives for Android and iOS
TikTok may be in jeopardy. Thankfully, there are plenty of other video-sharing apps that are just as capable. Here, we’ve rounded up some of the best.
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Windows 10: Don’t know what’s in a new update? You will now, says Microsoft
Microsoft is trying to make Windows 10 more friendly for users who need to know about new features in major updates.
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After surviving for too long, Minecraft is officially ending support on Windows 10 Mobile, other older platforms
To help better support newer platforms, many older platforms are being left behind by Minecraft. This includes Windows 10 Mobile.
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Epic Declares War On Apple And Google Using ‘Fortnite’ V-Bucks To Skirt App Store Revenue Cut [Update: Game Removed From IOS]
You may not like Fortnite, but you have to respect what Epic Games is doing to fight against the “status quo” of giant monopolies overcharging for gateway access to games.
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Fortnite Just Got Booted Off of the iOS App Store by Apple
Fortnite has surprisingly been taken off of iOS devices after Epic Games opted to break Apple’s seller terms on the platform.
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Aarogya Setu iOS code open sourced on August 10 on Open Forge
The team behind Aarogya Setu quietly open sourced the iOS and KaiOS versions of the app on OpenForge, the government’s own open source platform, on August 10. People can’t raise issues on the …
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Apple’s fall iPhone event: Here’s everything we expect to see
Also, along with the iPhone, we’re expecting some other announcements. Here’s everything we expect to see at Apple’s fall hardware event, which usually happens around mid-September. The main event, of …
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Apple iPhone 12 Camera Lens Issues Not True, Manufacturer Says
One of Apple’s manufacturing partners denies claims saying it had issues in producing a certain component for the iPhone 12 devices. This came after renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said coatings of its …
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‘Apple One’ bundle, ‘iPhone 12’ and iPad rumors, plus more on the AppleInsider podcast
New leaks point to an early September release of new iPads and the next Apple Watch, “iPhone 12” event possibly coming October, the potential US ban on TikTok now includes WeChat, Tim Cook is profiled …
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Apple made $360 million from ‘Fortnite,’ the online game that it’s now battling over App Store commissions
Epic Games, the maker of “Fortnite,” sued Apple and Google on Thursday over their 30% commissions on in-app purchases.
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