The direct payment option to Epic appears to skirt Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store rules, which require Epic to give those firms a 30% cut of revenue made through the app.
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Epic Declares War On Apple And Google Using ‘Fortnite’ V-Bucks To Skirt App Store Revenue Cut
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 Introduces Direct Payment Option on iOS Despite Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines
Epic Games today announced that it has introduced a new direct payment option in the Fortnite app for iPhone and iPad, allowing players to …
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Best Prime Day Apple Deals 2020: What to expect
These Prime Day Apple deals might be the best opportunity you’ll have all year to score MacBooks, iPads, iPhones, Apple Watches, and more at deep discounts.
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China Market Update: Tencent Crushes Q2 Earnings, Weixin To Remain On Apple App Store
Remember that Macau gaming stocks AIA, HSBC and Hong Kong Exchanges are not considered Chinese companies and are not included in Chinese indices due to their Hong Kong domicile (HSBC is a British …
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Online Apple Store adds dedicated Apple Card payment option
Shopping on the online Apple Store just got slightly easier for Apple Card holders, as the virtual marketplace now provides a direct option to pay with the branded company card alongside more …
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Apple abruptly closes flagship Montreal Apple Store over COVID-19
Catherine has been closed until further notice, reportedly due to an “abundance of caution” over the coronavirus.
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Apple’s EU antitrust case targets App Store limits on Microsoft and Facebook gaming apps
Facebook and Microsoft’s complaints over how their gaming apps appear on Apple’s App Store may feed into an EU investigation of the iPhone maker’s business.
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Russia finds Apple abused App Store dominance
Russia’s competition regulator FAS has ruled that Apple abused its dominance through the App Store. It was allegedly unfair when it blocked Kaspersky’s Safe Kids parental control app. The company …
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Russia’s antitrust watchdog finds Apple abused App Store ‘dominance’
The agency launched an investigation into Apple after Kaspersky Lab filed a complaint against the company over its rejection of its Safe Kids app.
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Russia’s Anti-Monopoly Watchdog Says Apple Abused Dominant App Store Position
Apple is facing App Store scrutiny in Russia as the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) today said (via Interfax) that Apple abused …
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Facebook, Microsoft gripes with Apple’s App Store on EU’s antitrust radar
Facebook and Microsoft’s grievances over how their gaming apps appear on Apple’s App Store may feed into an EU investigation into the iPhone maker’s business as EU antitrust regulators said such …
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Tesla, Apple and Lamborghini Among Stores Looted, Vandalized in Chicago Riots
Mass looting and vandalism took place in downtown Chicago last night, with Nordstrom, Walgreens, Macy’s, Coach, Gucci, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Best Buy, Old Navy, and Louis Vuitton hit among …
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Russian watchdog says Apple’s App Store rules and behaviors are anticompetitive
Russia’s anti-competition watchdog on Monday said that Apple is abusing its dominant industry position with the iOS App Store, and an official order is imminent.
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Apple bought retail uniforms from Chinese firm sanctioned for forced labor
Apple has previously bought clothing for Apple Store uniforms from a subsidiary of a company that the US Government is alleging violated human rights in China’s Xinjiang region.
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Apple Store Shirts ‘From China Firm Accused of Forced Labor’
The most recent shipment from Changji Esquel Textile reportedly took place a month before the company was singled out by U.S. lawmakers.
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Apple refuses to allow major gaming apps from Microsoft, Google, and Facebook onto the App Store, and the fight just went public
Apple refuses to publish major gaming apps from its tech rivals, and the fight just went public with major pushback from Microsoft and Facebook.
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