Spotify Chief Legal Officer Horacio Gutierrez has continued to attack Apple, calling it “disingenuous” about the economics of the App Store, and that Apple’s application of a 30% fee.
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Apple plans more Apple Stores as COVID impacts retail worldwide
Despite the drastic impact of the coronavirus on retail, Apple has announced that it plans to continue expanding the number of physical Apple Stores it operates.
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Lossless Apple Music and no winner in Epic trial – Apple’s May 2021 in review
Epic Games versus Apple may have taken some of our attention, but we gave most of it to the new Apple Silicon M1 iMac, iPad Pro, and Apple TV 4K — and on top of all that, we got news of Lossless Apple …
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Apple sued over false accusations in Apple Store thefts by impostor
Apple is being sued by a man due to repeated accusations the man was behind numerous thefts at Apple Stores across the eastern seaboard of the United States, attempted thefts that were conducted by …
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How profitable is Apple’s App Store? Even a landmark antitrust trial couldn’t tell us
During the trial of Epic Games Inc.’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple Inc., investors got a glimpse of how profitable the App Store may possibly be, even though Apple disputed that evidence.
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Twitter’s App Store listing confirms $2.99 price for ‘Twitter Blue’ paid service
It appears that Twitter is serious about launching a paid service. The company’s own listing in Apple’s App Store now says the Twitter app offers in-app purchases. The only in-app purchase listed is …
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Twitter’s App Store Listing Shows Rumored ‘Twitter Blue’ Subscription Service for $2.99 Per Month
Twitter may have accidentally spilled the beans on its rumored subscription service Twitter Blue thanks to an update to its App Store listing. As you can see in the screenshot below, “Twitter Blue” is …
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Apple’s Newest Retail Store Is Housed in a 17th Century Roman Palazzo
Apple on Thursday opened it’s newest European retail space housed in a freshly-restored 17th-century palazzo in Rome. Apple Via del Corso is the tech giant’s 17th store to open in Italy and is located …
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Poparazzi hypes itself to the top of the App Store
If Instagram’s photo tagging feature was spun out into its own app, you’d have the viral sensation Poparazzi, now the No. 1 app on the App Store. The new social networking app, from the same folks …
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Best Apple MacBook deals: M1 MacBook Air, Pro at lowest prices yet with discounts up to $150
Amazon is offering big discounts on Apple’s new M1-powered MacBooks. Apple made a significant move last fall away from Intel chips toward its own Apple silicon M1 design, and we’re seeing big price …
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App Store Scam App Required a Good Review to Function at All
An app that demanded at least a three-star review to function got through the App Store review process, it has been found (via The Verge).
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Ad executives: App Store Search Tab Ads ‘dreadful’ and too expensive
According to several advertising experts, Apple’s newly launched App Store Search Tabs Ads don’t compare well to the company’s other ad products.
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New Apple Via del Corso Retail Store in Rome, Italy Opens May 27
Apple has previewed Apple Via del Corso, its newest retail location in a vibrant center of Rome, Italy. Apple says the store preserves the …
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Apple announces opening of Apple Via del Corso store in Rome
Apple has transformed and preserved Rome’s grand Palazzo Marignoli, making it the site of the 17th Apple Store in Italy.
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Microsoft Will Bring Big Changes With ‘Next Generation’ Windows; New App Store in The Works
Some significant UI changes are already expected on Windows 10 with the ‘Sun Valley’ update that is scheduled for October this year.
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Epic advances its App Store chances
Arguments in the Apple vs Epic antitrust trial ended on Monday and the only certain outcome, ahead of the verdict, is less business for a Popeyes chicken restaurant in Oakland. As Epic chief Tim …
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Epic v. Apple fight: Billions at stake as judge determines fate of App Store
The fate of Apple’s (AAPL) lucrative App Store was placed in the hands of a California federal judge Monday, following closing arguments from lawyers for the tech giant and its opponent, “Fortnite” …
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