Apple must let developers of mobile applications steer consumers to outside payment methods, granting an injunction sought by Epic Games in a yearlong battle …
Epic trial forces App Store changes, Android 12 launch nears, Twitter tries communities
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a …
Apple Judge’s Warning Suggests App Store Fight Is Far From Over
A ruling regarded as a partial victory for the iPhone maker in the App Store dispute describes the company as being on the brink of having monopoly power.
A judge just ruled a massive blow against Apple’s App Store business
The verdict in Apple and Epic’s months-long legal fight is a major win for app makers, a big blow to Apple’s App Store, and a partial loss for Epic.
Judge opens Apple’s App Store to competition
The US judge presiding over Epic Games’ high-profile antitrust case against Apple declined to give either side a full victory. Kate Adams, Apple’s chief counsel, called the verdict “a huge win”, …
Judge in Fortnite case loosens Apple’s control over App Store
Tech giant ordered to let developers steer buyers elsewhere, as judge finds Apple engaged in ‘anticompetitive conduct’ over app store purchases …
What we learned from the Apple App Store ruling in Epic Games case
Court judgment will allow developers to sell on iOS without handing the tech group up to 30 per cent of each sale …
The Apple App Store: a brief history of major policy changes
Apple’s app store policies have caused controversy and consternation many times over the years, but few periods have been as active and strange as the last two weeks. For the first time, we are seeing …
Apple ordered to change how it handles App Store payments
Apple can no longer prohibit app developers from directing users to payment options outside its App Store, a judge ruled on Friday. The decision, which followed a contentious court battle with the …
Judge rules against Apple app store policy that forces app developers to use Apple payment
Apple stock down 3% on news of Epic Games ruling that could potentially save app developers billions of dollars.
Judge loosens Apple’s grip on app store in Epic decision
A federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run app store, threatening one of the iPhone maker’s biggest moneymakers …
Judge Rules Apple Must Change Its Tightly Controlled App Store
The ruling follows a three-week trial in which Epic, the maker of the hit video game Fortnite, argued Apple’s App Store policies are an abuse of power and hurt developers.
Apple must allow for apps to circumvent its App Store for payments, judge rules in Epic Games verdict
A federal court has filed an injunction forcing Apple to allow developers to provide options for purchases that circumvent the tech giant’s App Store.
Apple’s App Store grip is loosened as federal judge faults pricing power
Apple Inc. was ordered to make a major change to the way it generates money from its App Store, in a ruling that chips away at the iPhone maker’s grip on the $100 billion market for mobile games.
Apple’s App Store Illegally Stifles Consumer Choice, District Court Rules In Big Win For Developers
Though it stopped short of calling Apple a monopoly, a district court ruling says the company can’t prohibit developers from using non-App Store payments.
Apple vs. Epic ruling reveals 70% of App Store revenue comes from a small fraction of customers playing games
Apple ’s App Store revenue is made up almost entirely of users playing games, according to a court ruling released Friday that concluded Epic Games failed to prove Apple is a monopolist. According to …
Judge strikes down some Apple App Store rules in Fortnite trial ruling
Apple defended its tight control over the iPhone and its App Store in one of the biggest legal fights of the digital age.