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Apple CEO Tim Cook Apprehensive of Japan App Store Regulation
Apple CEO Tim Cook Apprehensive of Japan App Store Regulation
January 02, 2023  |  Apple

Tim Cook met with Japan’s PM over concerns of the country’s possible app store regulations. The Apple CEO met with the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio...

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Mobile Games Sales Slipping for First Time in a Decade
Mobile Games Sales Slipping for First Time in a Decade
December 15, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Sales of mobile games are projected to hit a 10-year low. Boosted to prominence by the rise of smartphones and then app stores beginning around...

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Apple Considering Allowing Use of Other App Stores in Europe
Apple Considering Allowing Use of Other App Stores in Europe
December 13, 2022  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly preparing to allow other app stores to access its devices in Europe. The effort comes in response to European Union (EU) rules...

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App Store to Allow Prices from 29 Cents to $10K
App Store to Allow Prices from 29 Cents to $10K
December 06, 2022  |  Apple

Apple is adding 700 price points and new pricing tools to its App Store.  With the updated pricing system, developers will be able to choose...

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MercadoLibre Files Antitrust Complaints Against Apple in Brazil and Mexico 
MercadoLibre Files Antitrust Complaints Against Apple in Brazil and Mexico 
December 05, 2022  |  Apple

MercadoLibre has filed complaints against Apple with regulators in Brazil and Mexico.  In filings with antitrust regulators, the Latin American eCommerce giant complained that Apple...

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Musk: Apple Threatened to Pull Twitter From App Store
Musk: Apple Threatened to Pull Twitter From App Store
November 28, 2022  |  Apple

Elon Musk said in a series of tweets that Apple has “mostly” stopped advertising on Twitter and has threatened to remove Twitter from the App...

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Apple Applies 30% App Store Fee to NFTs, Limiting Appeal
Apple Applies 30% App Store Fee to NFTs, Limiting Appeal
October 25, 2022  |  NFTs

Apple has dropped a new App Store policy that formally allows the in-app purchase of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on its platform, but also requires a...

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Spotify Chief Pressures EU in Person to Move on Apple Antitrust Case
Spotify Chief Pressures EU in Person to Move on Apple Antitrust Case
September 07, 2022  |  Apple

The founder of Spotify made a visit to Brussels to pressure the European Commission to accelerate a case against Apple’s reported “anti-competitive conduct,” the Financial...

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French Developers Sue Apple in US Court Over App Store Fees
French Developers Sue Apple in US Court Over App Store Fees
August 01, 2022  |  Apple

Apple has been sued in U.S. federal court by French app developers who accuse the tech giant of overcharging them to use its App Store,...

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