Among the allegations contained in the U.S. government’s antitrust suit against Apple — as the tech giant is accused of acting as an anti-competitive monopoly in the smartphone market: Apple, said the Department of Justice (DOJ), has “inhibited the creation” of cross-platform, third-party digital wallets,...
Amazon has canceled a planned fee on merchants who don’t use its shipping services. The fee, announced in August, was set to take effect Oct. 1 and would have applied to third-party merchants using Amazon’s Seller Fulfilled Prime program, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Sept. 20). Amazon began notifying merchant...
Google is really taking control of its own destiny this week. It made moves to appease the European regulators who slapped it with a $2.7 billion antitrust fine over the summer, took a stand against hackers on behalf of high-profile, at-risk users and even revealed...
March 21, 2024
Among the allegations contained in the U.S. government’s antitrust suit against Apple — as the tech giant is accused of acting as an anti-competitive monopoly in the smartphone market: Apple, said the Department of Justice (DOJ), has “inhibited the creation” of cross-platform, third-party digital wallets, as it has prevented third-party apps from offering tap-to-pay functionality, […]
May 21, 2024
Apple told a judge in a letter Tuesday (May 21) that it plans to ask that an antitrust lawsuit filed against it by the Justice Department and 15 states be dismissed. In its letter to U.S. District Judge Julien X. Neals, the company said that it faces fierce competition, that customers unhappy with its products can switch to […]
September 20, 2023
Amazon has canceled a planned fee on merchants who don’t use its shipping services. The fee, announced in August, was set to take effect Oct. 1 and would have applied...
