Brazil wants its piece of the App Store anti-competition fines Apple faces worldwide

Brazil has tried fining Apple over the App Store before and backed down, but its technology council is now urging it since other nations are.

William Gallagher 2 weeks ago 3

Apple's iPhone came out 18 years ago and changed the world

Compared to today's iPhone 16 Pro Max and what we know of the forthcoming iPhone 17 range, the very first iPhone that went on sale 18 years ago today was startlingly slow and incredibly limited — yet it changed the world.

William Gallagher 2 weeks ago 28

Germany tells Apple to remove DeepSeek from the App Store

DeepSeek has been declared by German regulators to contain illegal content because of its security issues, and the local government wants it removed from the App Store and Google Play Store.

William Gallagher 3 weeks ago 8

Bipartisan 'Open App Markets Act' resurrected to challenge Apple's App Store control

Big Tech's grip on the app economy is under fire again as lawmakers reintroduce the bipartisan "Open App Markets Act" aimed at breaking Apple and Google's app store dominance.

Amber Neely 3 weeks ago 17

'Fortnite' antisteering mandate punishment 'fundamentally unfair' says Apple

Apple's fight for compensation on sales made external to the App Store continues as it asks the 9th Circuit Court to undo the "unduly punitive" mandate set by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rodgers.

Wesley Hilliard 3 weeks ago 7

Apple may offer to make at least some App Store changes to appease EU

A new report claims that Apple is in last-minute negotiations with the European Union over App Store changes, in an attempt to avoid impending further fines.

William Gallagher 3 weeks ago 2

Apple won't be fined right away if it misses EU anti-steering compliance deadline

Apple may miss the the European Union's looming App Store anti-steering compliance deadline enforced by the Digital Markets Act — but it won't face automatic fines if it does.

Amber Neely 1 month ago 1

Latest App Store crypto lawsuit tries to blame Apple for bad user decisions

An App Store user is suing Apple because she was duped by a fake cryptocurrency app, neglecting her own role in her choosing to send money to fairly obvious criminals.

William Gallagher 1 month ago 8

Apple & Google profit as Chinese VPNs collect your private data

Weeks after researchers raised red flags, the U.S. App Store still features VPNs that hide their Chinese ownership and could be routing user data straight into Beijing's hands.

Andrew Orr 1 month ago 9

App Store changes look like a free ride to some developers

Developers can now direct users in-app to pay for subscriptions outside of the App Store, but the road is not smooth, and there are some pitfalls.

William Gallagher 1 month ago 21

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William Gallagher 1 month ago 1

Users demand a big discount to pay for subscriptions out of the App Store

Big developers are hoping that US users will be tempted to buy subscriptions outside of the App Store, but a survey suggests that the few that shift will need to be tempted by giant discounts.

Malcolm Owen 1 month ago 11

App Store contributed $1.3 trillion to global economy in 2024

A study supported by Apple shows how the App Store fueled a $1.3 trillion economy in 2024, which will likely be used as a primary talking point as governments worldwide make regulatory moves.

Mike Wuerthele and Wes Hilliard 1 month ago 1

Apple appeal to pause injunction enforcement allowing external linking fails

Apple must continue to allow apps to link out and avoid its App Store commission during its appeal against an injunction resulting from the Epic anti-steering ruling.

Wesley Hilliard 1 month ago 11

'Fortnite' CEO thought he'd beat Apple in weeks, not years

Epic Games chief Tim Sweeney complains that "Fortnite" should not have been off the App Store for so long, ignoring the fact that he willfully violated Apple's terms of service.

William Gallagher 1 month ago 12

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