A group of people that makes apps has banded together to ask Apple to allow more free trials and better revenue from the App Store. The cadre calls itself the “The Developers Union,” according to its website, and includes over 100 people as of Friday …
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Fed Up With Apple’s Policies, App Developers Form a ‘Union’
Nearly two years ago, Apple revealed its plans for a revamped App Store. It introduced ads within search results in the iOS portion of the store, rolled out more ways for developers to offer subscriptions, and sweetened the revenue deal for app makers who …
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The Apple Store — 17 Years Old!
To understand what the Apple Store meant to me, let me tell you a personal story. In the 1960s, I had a hobby, building radio and general audio gear. Some of it I bought for myself, others I assembled for friends — at no charge. Well, I was a teenager …
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Why the Apple Store Is Selling a Bike Helmet
When you head to the Apple Store, you expect rows of Macs, iPads, and iPhones—not a bicycle helmet. While the Apple Store largely features products made by Apple, the company is increasingly featuring a mix of novel and useful iOS and Mac accessories.
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Apple Store expands HomeKit lineup with Fibaro’s clicky ‘Button’ controller
On Apple’s website, the Fibaro Button joins a handful of other HomeKit accessories, including products from Logitech, Honeywell, Phillips, and others. At Apple, The Button costs $59.95, just as it does from other retailers. As we explained in our full …
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Jet Just Launched An Apple Store On Its Site—And Has Deals to Celebrate
Jet, the e-commerce start-up designed to take on Amazon (and acquired by Walmart in 2016) has another big name in its corner now: Apple. Starting on Wednesday, May 9, Jet is an authorized reseller of Apple products. The Apple experience on Jet is designed …
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Apple is removing apps that share your location data without consent
Apple has recently started removing apps from the App Store for violating the Terms of Service — or, more specifically, the rule against sharing location data with third parties without the consent of the app users. According to 9to5Mac, several app …
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The past will get a bright new future at the Mount Vernon Square Apple store
It’s quite possible that nothing looks less like an Apple store right now than the building that by the end of the year will be Washington’s newest Apple store. It’s the old Carnegie Library, at Massachusetts Avenue and Ninth Street NW, in Mount …
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Microsoft is giving app developers a way better deal than Apple in hopes of luring them to Windows 10
Microsoft will soon take only a 5% cut of all revenue from the Microsoft Store, the app store built into Windows 10. Google and Apple typically take 30% on their own app stores. Video games aren’t eligible for this new rate. It’s a play to draw developers …
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Microsoft is giving app developers a way better deal than Apple in hopes of luring them to Windows 10 (MSFT)
Microsoft will soon take only a 5% cut of all revenue from the Microsoft Store, the app store built into Windows 10. Google and Apple typically take 30% on their own app stores. Video games aren’t eligible for this new rate. It’s a play to draw developers …
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Apple performing in-store iPhone X replacements for troublesome Face ID issues
Apple — and authorized third-party repair technicians — can now issue a replacement iPhone X if necessary for people coping with Face ID problems not fixable by a TrueDepth camera system replacement. In case of difficulties with Face ID, technicians …
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Apple to open first Latin American global flagship store in early 2019
Construction of Apple’s first global flagship store to serve the Latin American market is underway in a Mexico City mall, with the company aiming for a grand opening in early 2019. Apple has secured permission to create a large, single-story standalone …
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Apple services segment faces margin, competitive challenges
But profitability varies widely among service offerings, and some businesses appear to have lower profit margins than the 38.3 percent company-wide figure Apple reported. The App Store and iCloud storage are similar to high-margin software businesses while …
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Apple beats profit expectations, plans $100B US cash return boost
Apple buys magazine app Texture Apple’s services business, which includes Apple Music, the App Store and iCloud, posted $9.1 billion US in revenue compared with expectations of $8.3 billion. Heading into earnings, investors were hopeful that growth in that …
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Apple’s tax break yields $102 billion boon for shareholders
FILE- In this Oct. 20, 2017, file photo, a woman walks past the logo for an Apple Store at an outdoor shopping mall in Beijing, China. Apple Inc. reports earnings Tuesday, May 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) SAN JOSE, Calif. – Apple’s tax …
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Apple’s services revenue topped $9 billion in the March quarter
Apple reported quarterly earnings on Tuesday, including results from its services division, a catch-all category which includes the App Store, Apple Care, Apple Pay, iTunes, cloud services and more. Revenue for the segment totaled $9.2 billion, compared …
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Apple beats financial expectations, plans $100-billion cash return boost
Apple’s services business, which includes Apple Music, the App Store and iCloud, posted US$9.1-billion in revenue compared with expectations of US$8.3-billion. Heading into earnings, investors were hopeful that growth in that segment could help offset …
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