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Apple refutes Epic Games claim that it has blocked 'Fortnite' worldwide
An evergreen Steve Jobs quote about apps getting rejected from the App Store.What happens is people lie. And then they run to the press and tell people about this oppression, and they get their 15 minutes of fame.
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Epic vs. Apple: What Apple is being forced to do to the App Store
Allow side loading and kick Spotify et al off the App Store. If alternate stores are allowed like the EU, there will be no argument that Apple can’t enforce rules for its own store since there will be choice. Let the freeloaders fend for themselves.
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Meta seeking unfettered access to iPhone user data via EU DMA interoperability requests
Maybe Apple should just let people install Android on iPhones in the EU, then you can let any company suck up as much of your data as you want.
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Spotify crows about Apple being forced to show alternative pricing
Apple provides a suite of developer tools entirely for free. They also provide hundreds of frameworks with thousands of APIs that are tested and regularly updated. Not to mention the developer technical support that only costs $99/year.danvm said:
Spotify could argue that AWS and GCP act more like landlords, rather than the Apple App Store. Apple simply provides a platform for users to download the app. And I don't think that advertisements in the App Store provide them with any substantial benefit, considering Spotify's widespread popularity.Sequoia.Vagrant said:Imagine opening a shop in a mall and telling your landlord you don’t want to pay rent. Oh the great injustice!
I think Apple deserves their cut for hosting the Spotify app. But 15% - 30% every month is too much just to distribute Spotify app.How much is Spotify willing to pay for all that? Because the developer program used to start at $500/year and had multiple tiers.
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Apple's Core Technology Fee at the center of EU's first DMA violation investigation
I suppose we’ll find out when it is actually released, but if AI is gated by physical location, that would point to the DMA being at least part of the delay. If it's purely the language, switching the device region/language should unlock it like with other features.gatorguy said:
Parts of it are delayed worldwide since Apple already said it would initially be restricted to US English. "Because of DMA" may or may not be true when Apple has the pieces in play to move into other regions. But that's not this year, DMA or not.phillyfanatic09 said:
It will come down to the actual fines that are imposed and survive appeals. But no company will do business in an environment where it can’t make money and where accepting the terms imposed by regulators threatens its core business practices. By making the fines extreme, the EU has created this situation.gatorguy said:
Why? There's little chance of Apple losing customers for its AppStore. What percentage of app buyers will even consider third-party stores? Based on Google Play, which has had to deal with "not-Google" app stores for years, not many. Maybe in the low single digits. So throw away 97% of the revenues because that can't have that other 3%, too. Something about cutting off your nose comes to mind.phillyfanatic09 said:Again, the EU is saying Apple needs to allow competitors free access to its technology and platform. At fines of a billion dollars a day, Apple would be better off abandoning the EU market. At tough pill but the EU seems determined to have a PC style market for smart phones where all manufacturers pretty much offer the same devices and services and there’s little innovation or profit.
We are already seeing Apple delaying implementation of Apple Intelligence in the EU over the DMA; as AI becomes increasingly integrated into Apple’s ecosystem, with older devices aging out, this will be another issue that will need to be resolved.
