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Microsoft says app stores should be more competitive

The New York Times
Posted at Oct 09 08:58 AM

Microsoft on Thursday said it would give developers more control in its app store, providing a sharp contrast to Apple, which is facing growing pressure for its firm grip on its App Store. Read more »

Fortnite still unwelcome in Apple's mobile App Store

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 10:20 AM

Epic Games on Monday failed to convince a US judge to make Apple put its hit title Fortnite back in the tech giant's App Store, while their legal battle heads for a possible trial next year. Read more »

Google demands 30 pct cut from app developers in its Play Store

Daisuke Wakabayashi, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 29 07:04 AM

Google said it would no longer allow any apps to circumvent its payment system within the Google Play Store that provides the company a cut of in-app purchases.   Read more »

Apple seeks damages from Fortnite maker in App Store dispute

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 09 06:44 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple on Tuesday asked a US federal court to order Fortnite maker Epic Games to pay damages in a legal dispute over the rules for the iPhone maker's online marketplace.   Read more »

Epic Games asks court to force Apple to reinstall Fortnite

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 12:31 PM

Epic Games is trying to convince a California court to reinstate Fortnite on the Apple App Store pending legal proceedings, arguing that doing so is in the "public interest," court documents show.   Read more »

Apple’s app war needs peace

Shira Ovide, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 01 05:33 PM

Apple has an iron grip on what apps people can download on their iPhones, and some app makers are complaining loudly about this arrangement as well as the fees that Apple collects from some apps.   Read more »

Apple defeats bid to return 'Fortnite' to App Store

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 26 07:07 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - A US court has rejected a bid by the makers of Fortnite to reinstate the video game sensation immediately to the App Store, saying its eviction by Apple was a "self-inflicted wound." Read more »

To fight Apple’s, Google’s grip, Fortnite creator mounts a crusade

The New York Times
Posted at Aug 25 05:03 PM

Tim Sweeney, chief executive and founder of video game maker Epic Games, has antagonized the world’s most powerful technology giants since at least 2016.   Read more »

Microsoft defends Fortnite maker in Apple fight

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 10:58 AM

Microsoft came to the defense of the maker of video game sensation Fortnite on Sunday, saying in a court filing that Apple's moves to cut off the company from programming tools would hurt other game creators and players as well.   Read more »

US media take on Apple over App Store commission

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 21 05:42 PM

Major American media organizations have written to Apple pushing for the iPhone maker to charge less to feature on its App Store, a week after the company behind hit video game Fortnite sued the tech giant over the same issue.  Read more »

How Apple’s 30 percent app store cut became a boon and a headache

Jack Nicas, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 20 12:03 PM

Twelve years ago, Apple introduced the App Store, a peculiar online marketplace for the year-old iPhone. It had 500 offerings. Apple told app makers it would take a 30 percent cut of their sales, and few complained.  Read more »

Fortnite maker accuses Apple of going on the attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 11:18 AM

The company behind popular video game Fortnite on Monday asked a judge to stop what it claimed is retaliation by Apple for challenging the App Store fee policy.   Read more »

US wants to eliminate Chinese apps from US app stores

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 06 08:02 AM

The US is expanding its China-targeted Clean Network program to include Chinese-made cellphone apps and cloud computing services that it claims are security risks, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Wednesday.   Read more »

Huawei calls for 'open, available' tech as it readies P40 with 5G

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 10:20 AM

The P40 series, which is expected to ship with multiple, Leica-engineered cameras, will go head-to-head with Samsung's Galaxy S20 series and Apple's iPhone 11 Pro line. It will be unveiled in the French capital, Paris, for the third straight year on March 26. Read more »

Plague simulation game tops App Store gaming charts amid virus scare

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 03:27 PM

The game's developers previously advised against "sensationalizing real-world issues" such as the global spread of the virus and recommended that players get information directly from local and global health authorities. Read more »

Apple News users reach 100 million, App Store sales rise

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 09 09:47 AM

The company said that between Dec. 24, 2019, and Jan. 1, 2020, its customers spent $1.42 billion in the App Store, a 16 percent increase over the previous year, and $386 million on Jan. 1 alone, a 20 percent increase. Read more »

How Apple stacked App Store with own products

Jack Nicas and Keith Collins, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 10 04:12 PM

As Apple has become one of the largest competitors on a platform that it controls, suspicions that the company has been tipping the scales in its own favor are at the heart of antitrust complaints in the United States, Europe and Russia. Read more »

Developers sue Apple over app store fees

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 05 05:20 AM

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - A lawsuit filed Tuesday by developers alleges Apple is abusing its monopoly position in its online marketplace to extract excessive fees from those creating iPhone applications. Read more »

App Store in crosshairs as Apple courts developers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 03 08:07 AM

The App Store is the lone shop for content for Apple devices, with the technology giant deciding which software creations to accept and taking a 30 percent cut of financial transactions.   Read more »