Under threat of regulation, Google announced today it’s updating its Google Play billing policies to better clarify which types of transactions will be subject to Google’s commissions on in-app …
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Apple and Epic Games Spar Over Returning Fortnite to the App Store
The two companies argued in federal court over Apple’s power over apps, as their fight heads to trial next year.
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Behind the Apple Versus Fortnite App Store Battle
A little over a century ago, the most significant antitrust case of the era concerned the commodity that was reshaping society: oil. Perhaps it’s a sign of our times that a potentially landmark battle …
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Google Takes an Apple Approach to Android Apps, Will Require 30% Cut of Play Store Revenue
After some confusion—and after watching Apple take heat over its iOS App Store policies—Google is clarifying how and when it plans to take its cut of paid apps in the Google Play Store.
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Google Will Enforce Its Billing System On All Play Store Apps Ensuring A 30% Cut On Sales
The company, however, has promised to make installing of third-party app stores, which are not subject to the 30% fee, easier on Android.
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Apple Vs. Epic Lawsuit Prompts Google To Enforce Universal 30% Cut On Play Store
A new report suggests that Google is likely to push for apps to use its Google Play billing system, which would take a 30% cut of all purchases.
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Google Tries to Find an App Store Fix After Fortnite Rift
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is updating its Android software, which powers most of the world’s smartphones, to make it easier for consumers to use other app stores.
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New Hearing In Epic Vs. Apple Legal Clash May Return Fortnite To App Store
The Monday federal court hearing will likely decide key aspects of the battle between the two companies, such as whether or not Apple returns Fortnite to the App Store.
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Apple, Epic Games head into court with app store fight
Apple and Epic Games head to court in California Monday to begin a legal battle that experts say could lead to a landmark decision reshaping the relationships between app stores and developers.
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Epic Games continues to urge Apple to restore Fortnite on App Store
Epic Games will strive anew Monday to convince a judge that its hit title Fortnite should be restored to Apple’s App Store, despite sidestepping the tech titan’s standard commission on …
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TikTok: US judge halts app store ban
A US judge has issued a temporary injunction preventing a ban on future downloads of the. The app had faced being blocked from Apple’s App Store and Android’s Google Pl …
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U.S. judge blocks Trump administration TikTok app store ban
A U.S. judge in Washington late on Sunday temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google from offering Chinese-owned short video-sharing app …
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US judge temporarily blocks Trump order banning TikTok app store downloads
Judge grants injunction sought by video sharing app’s owner ByteDance to allow it to remain available at US app stores …
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TikTok fate in the balance as judge weighs app store ban
Lawyers for TikTok pleaded with a U.S. federal judge on Sunday to delay the Trump Administration’s ban of the popular video sharing program from app stores set to take effect at the end of the day, …
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TikTok tries to block Trump administration app store ban
TikTok on Sunday asked a federal judge to block the Trump administration from forcing Apple and Google to remove the popular video app from their US app stores ahead of a ban scheduled to come into …
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Judge plans to decide on TikTok U.S. app store ban by end of day
A U.S. judge in Washington said he plans to decide later on Sunday whether to block a Trump administration order banning Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google from offering Chinese-owned short …
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Epic Games battles to get Fortnite back in App Store
Epic Games will strive anew Monday to convince a judge that its hit title Fortnite should be restored to Apple’s App Store, despite sidestepping the tech titan’s standard commission on transactions.
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