Developers have long complained that Apple’s restrictive policies and 30% levy on in-app purchases are unfair and hinder competition.
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Britain Launches Competition Probe Into Apple’s App Store
Britain’s competition regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into Apple that will focus on the US technology giant’s use of its App Store. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) …
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UK competition watchdog investigates Apple’s App Store
The U.K. competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Apple’s App Store over concerns it has a dominant role that stifles competition and hurts consumers …
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UK regulator to investigate Apple over ‘unfair’ App Store terms
UK watchdog opens inquiry over claims US firm is imposing ‘anti-competitive’ terms on app developers …
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Apple investigated in UK over ‘unfair’ App Store claims
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into whether Apple’s terms for app developers are anti-competitive. It follows a series of complaints, including a high-profile …
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Apple’s App Store is now also under antitrust scrutiny in the UK
Apple is facing another antitrust investigation in Europe into how it operates the iOS App Store. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced today that it’s opened an investigation …
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Apple Faces U.K. Antitrust Investigation Into App Store
U.K. antitrust authorities said they plan to investigate Apple Inc.’s App Store to probe whether it is abusing its market power to restrict competition.
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UK starts probe on Apple over alleged App Store monopoly
The probe will consider if Apple has a dominant position in the distribution of apps on its devices in the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said. Payment policies related to Apple’s App …
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Apple investigated over ‘unfair’ App Store claims
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into whether Apple’s terms for app developers are anti-competitive. It follows a series of complaints, including a high-profile …
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UK opens antitrust investigation into Apple App Store over developer terms
The Competition and Markets Authority will be looking to see if the terms Apple forces app developers to sign are anti-competitive.
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Arizona’s Anti-Monopoly Bill Could Help Put Fortnite Back in the iOS App Store
Arizona legislators just passed an anti-monopoly bill in a 31-29 vote, which could have big implications for Apple, Google, and, weirdly enough, Fortnite. Arizona House Bill HB2005 “restricts the …
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Apple, Google app store fights move to the states
State legislators are pushing bills that would offer app developers like Spotify, Epic Games and Match Group a reprieve from the two tech giants’ fees.
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Scott Forstall Encouraged Pandora to Jailbreak iPhones to Get a Head Start on Early App Store Development
When the iPhone first launched in 2007, then Apple CEO Steve Jobs had no plans to allow developers to create native apps for the iPhone, …
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Arizona House passes bill that threatens Apple and Google’s app stores
The vote is a setback for Apple, which opposed it, and a victory for the Coalition for App Fairness, a group representing app makers, which backed the bill.
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Arizona advances bill that could force Apple to add alternative payment options in the App Store
The Arizona House of Representatives has narrowly advanced a bill that could require Apple to allow alternative payment methods in the App Store. Apple had been lobbying against this bill, but it …
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All US Apple stores are open for the first time in almost a year
For the first time in just a few days shy of a year, all Apple Store retail locations in the United States are open this week, reports 9to5Mac. Apple first closed all retail locations outside of China …
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Apple just reopened all of its US-based retail stores
Apple today announced that all of its retail stores are opening back up as the COVID-19 infection rate continues to drop. Some Apple retail stores will be open for in-store shopping while others …
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