The App Store is one of Apple’s most important services, a fast-growing unit that brought in over $46 billion in 2019, accounting for nearly 18% of the company’s revenue. Investors see the services …
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Apple’s back to school deal: Get $159 towards AirPods when you buy a Mac or an iPad
Specifically, you get a $159 credit when you buy eligible Mac computers or iPad tablets. That zeroes out the cost of the baseline AirPods, but you can also choose the AirPods with Wireless Charging …
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Apple in-store Mac trade-in program officially launches in U.S., Canada
Mac owners can now take their devices to their preferred Apple Store to receive credit toward a new purchase or to cash it out for an Apple gift card.
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Apple announces virtual ‘Apple Camp at Home’ sessions for parents, kids
Apple is launching a new virtual version of its Apple Camp program for kids and parents in lieu of in-store sessions.
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Apple Launches ‘Apple Camp at Home’ Experience for Kids
Apple won’t be able to hold its traditional Apple Camp sessions for children this year as Apple Camp takes place in Apple retail stores, so …
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Epic Games and Match Group join Spotify in protesting Apple’s App Store fees
Both Match Group, the owner of dating apps like Tinder and Hinge, as well as Epic Games, which created Fortnite, issued statements last night in support. “Apple is a partner, but also a dominant …
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Apple Pay, App Store Under Antitrust Investigation By EU
Apple Pay and App Store are under investigation in the EU on the suspicion of having broken European antitrust laws, this forming part of wider scrutiny into perceived U.S. tech firms’ market grabbing …
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Apple is facing rage and insurrection from developers over the commission it charges apps on the App Store
Apple got into a standoff with subscription email service Hey the same day the EU announced two antitrust investigations into the tech giant.
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Apple’s App Store polices are bad, but its interpretation and enforcement is worse
That was the plan, but then Apple decided to use its market power in one segment — the App Store — to give itself a potentially unfair advantage in another segment: buying digital goods. I’m obviously …
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New email app Hey finds itself in battle with Apple over app store guidelines
According to a series of tweets posted by David Heinemeier Hansson, Basecamp co-founder and CTO, Apple initially approved the version 1.0 of Hey and published it in the app store. A bug fix was then …
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Apple Threatens to Remove Email App ‘Hey’ From App Store Over Lack of In-App Subscription Option [Updated]
A new email app called “Hey” from the team at Basecamp has run into trouble with Apple for refusing to offer a subscription option that …
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Hey.com exec says Apple is acting like ‘gangsters,’ rejecting App Store updates and demanding cut of sales
Apple is threatening to remove Hey.com from the App Store if the ambitious new email service doesn’t begin offering an in-app subscription and sharing a cut of its revenue, according to an executive …
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Apple Threatens to Remove Email App ‘Hey’ From App Store Over Lack of In-App Subscription Option
A new email app called “Hey” from the team at Basecamp has run into trouble with Apple for refusing to offer a subscription option that …
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Daily Crunch: European regulators examine Apple App Store
Apple’s App Store faces antitrust scrutiny, a private space company plans to install a satellite for lunar communication and Boston Dynamics expands availability of its iconic Spot robot. Here’s your …
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Over Half a Trillion Dollars Was Spent on Apple’s App Store Last Year
The tech giant’s app ecosystem had a huge year in 2019, but the company only received a commission on a small percentage of sales.
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Apple App Store, Apple Pay Targeted in EU Antitrust Probes, Spotify Cheers Moves
The European Union has ratcheted up its scrutiny of Apple’s business practices. The EU announced Tuesday that it has formally launched investigations into whether Apple’s rules for app developers …
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European Union Launches Probes Into Apple’s App Store And Apple Pay
In the latest sign of its intensified scrutiny of Big Tech, the European Commission (the European Union’s executive arm) has opened separate antitrust investigations into Apple’s App Store and Apple …
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