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Supreme Court questions Apple's arguments over App Store antitrust suit

The U.S. Supreme Court challenged about Apple's oral arguments concerning accusations the App Store is a monopoly during oral arguments on Monday, with the iPhone producer insisting the antitrust suit should be brought by app developers, rather than consumers.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 55

Future path of Apple's App Stores at stake in Monday's Supreme Court arguments

A contentious class action suit accusing Apple of holding and maintaining a monopoly on app distribution for the iPhone plus overcharging hits the Supreme Court on Monday, with the suit seeking millions of dollars — and it could potentially have wide-ranging implications industry-wide.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 180

Apple axed Tumblr from App Store because of failed child pornography filters

Tumblr's sudden disappearance from the iOS App Store on Friday — still unresolved — was because material slipped through the blogging network's child pornography filters, according to the company.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 21

2008 Steve Jobs interview about early App Store success & future of Facebook emerges

A previously unheard interview recording with former Apple CEO Steve Jobs was published, giving a glimpse into his perspective just a month after the launch of the iPhone App Store in 2008.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8

Apple Q4 services revenue up to nearly $10B, Apple Pay transactions tripled

Excluding a one-time payment, Apple's services revenue rose 27 percent during the September quarter to $9.981 billion, aided by the company's usual suspects but in no small part by a sharp rise in Apple Pay transactions.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 8

Apple reportedly working with GasBuddy after update leaves iPhones unresponsive [u]

Apple on Monday informed employees it has identified an issue with gas price tracking app GasBuddy that causes iPhones running the title to become unresponsive.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 14

Some YouTube TV subscribers receiving $10 in App Store credit for recent outage

Live streaming service YouTube TV is in some cases apologizing for an outage last Tuesday with $10 in automatic App Store credit, arranged in conjunction with Apple.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 5

China App Store growth slowing, but only in short term & nothing to worry about says analyst

Katy Huberty from Morgan Stanley has taken a look at Apple's App Store numbers in China, and while there does appear to be a combination of factors provoking a short-term stall in growth for Apple's iOS App Store, earnings will still be massive, and long-term Services revenue won't be impacted much, if at all.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 0

Apple seemingly cracking down on 'scammy' subscription apps

Apple appears to be ridding the App Store of so-called "scammy" apps after multiple media outlets exposed questionable pricing tactics that dupe users into expensive subscriptions.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 28

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