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Major news publishers association joins the Coalition for App FairnessA trade association representing major U.S. news publishers has joined the Coalition for App Fairness, the group known for criticizing Apple's <a hre…
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Apple purged 94,000 games from China App Store in 2020In response to demands from Chinese authorities, Apple has reportedly purged thousands of games from the country's local version of the <a href="http…
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AirPods Max, App Store privacy, and Charlie Brown -- December 2020 in reviewApple brought us many things in December, and most got a mixed reception. <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/AirPods-Max" target="_blank">AirPo…
... the Epic Games playbook. That "Fortnite" developer has similarly taken the ... wanting to make more money. "Fortnite" certainly got more attention because ... -
Judge likely to deny App Store sales figure request from antitrust class action suit filer...The US Magistrate Judge considering a proposed class action lawsuit surrounding the Apple <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/App-Store" target=…
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Epic Games amplifies antitrust complaint against Apple in the UKEpic Games has widened its legal dispute with Apple, submitting a new complaint in the U.K. that slams the decision to remove "Fortnite" from the <a …
... the decision to remove "Fortnite" from the App Store. ... direct payment system in "Fortnite" that bypassed Apple's ... . Immediately after Apple pulled "Fortnite," Epic launched a marketing ... emergency restraining order reinstating "Fortnite" to the App Store ... -
Epic Games takes Apple dispute to Australian market regulatorEpic Games has taken its <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store" target="_blank">App Store</a> legal dispute with Apple in Australia to t…
... report. Credit: Epic Games The "Fortnite" maker has told the Australian ... baiting the company into removing "Fortnite" from the App Store with ... -
Facebook's anti-Apple campaign, new features in iOS 14.5 & more on the AppleInsider Podcas...This week, on the AppleInsider Podcast, your hosts discuss Apple's next <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/iOS-14" target="_blank">iOS 14</a> b…
... issues on Data Privacy Day 'Fortnite' judge orders 'frustrating' Apple to ... -
Epic Games behind anti-Apple App Store legislation in North DakotaA North Dakota bill that could upend Apple's control of the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone" target="_blank">iPhone</a> app ecosystem…
... Games. In addition to the "Fortnite" creator, Anderson said she was ... Games baited Apple into removing "Fortnite" from the App Store by ... -
North Dakota rejects anti-Apple App Store bill drafted by Epic Games lobbyistThe North Dakota State Senate has voted against a bill that would have forced Apple to allow developers and users to bypass the <a href="https://appl…
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Valve refuses Apple's demand for Epic game sales volumes in App Store legal battleApple is demanding that Valve needs to produce documents pertaining to sales data in the PC gaming market -- and Valve has refused the demand and req…
... platforms and does not sell Fortnite. There are 30,000 games ... can be bought elsewhere, and Fortnite is not available due to ... -
Epic's UK App Store lawsuit shut down by competition courtEpic Games has failed in its attempt to bring its Apple <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store" target="_blank">App Store</a> legal dispu…
... unlawful for Apple to pull "Fortnite" from the App Store, and ... -
Arizona bill could force smartphone App Stores to allow third-party payment systemsA bill that could force Apple and Google to allow third-party payment platforms for in-app purchases on the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/…
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Spotify CEO charts path to profitability, challenging Apple Music in interviewIn an interview detailing Spotify's long-term profitability goals, CEO Daniel Ek says his company's strength in the fact of rivals like <a href="http…
... platform as they are to "Fortnite" or "Minecraft." "All forms of ... -
Apple has 'salted the earth' with data request subpoenas in Epic App Store battleApple has been granted its request for data on 436 games sold through Valve's Steam game service -- but a judge appears to be looking warily at Apple…
... , 2020 when Epic updated the Fortnite app with a server-side ... similar policy and fees. The Fortnite update added a second direct ... . It also doesn't offer Fortnite, a game available directly from ... -
US House lays out three potential areas of change to rein in Big TechThe U.S. House antitrust subcommittee met again on Thursday to listen to expert witnesses and consider legislative proposals to "address the rise and…
... pushback from developers, most notably "Fortnite" creator Epic Games. Epic has ... -
Minnesota the latest to introduce bill that allows developers to bypass App Store billingFollowing on the heels of failed legislation in North Dakota and a similar bill in Arizona, Minnesota has joined the ranks of states trying to force …
... "Fortnite" that would bypass the App Store. Apple swiftly removed "Fortnite," sparking ... -
Apple Car, Facebook versus Apple privacy fight, and M1 malware - February 2021 in reviewApple was far too busy releasing new TV shows, launching initiatives, and fighting Facebook, to bring out any new <a href="https://appleinsider.com/i…
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Arizona bill that could force Apple App Store to allow third-party payments one step close...Arizona lawmakers have narrowly advanced a bill that could force Apple and Google App Stores -- but not video game console sellers -- to allow third-…
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UK launching investigation of Apple App Store after anti-competition complaintsThe UK's anti-competition authority is opening up an investigation of continued allegations that Apple uses its <a href="https://appleinsider.com/ins…
... ongoing battle between Apple and "Fortnite" developer Epic Games. Separately, the ... -
'Bark worse than the bite' in EU Apple antitrust probe, analysts believeA European Commission investigation into whether Apple disadvantages <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-music" target="_blank">Apple Musi…
... the Cupertino tech giant and "Fortnite" creator Epic Games. The analyst ... -
Sen. Amy Klobuchar plans to hold antitrust subcommittee hearings on App StoreSen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who was recently installed as chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Ri…
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Vocal app developer suing Apple over rampant scam apps on the App StoreAfter over a month of drawing attention to scam apps on the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store">App Store</a>, FlickType developer Ko…
... . These claims are echoed by Fortnite developer Epic Games. The rise ... -
What is Roblox? Everything you need to know<p>Released in 2006, Roblox grew from obscurity into a gaming juggernaut, culminating in a multi-billion-dollar public stock offering in 2021 -- and …
... by companies like Disney in Fortnite. What are Robux?Roblox earns ... -
Apple's Cook, Federighi, Schiller, other top execs to testify in trial with EpicCurrent and former Apple executives, including CEO Tim Cook and ex-iOS chief Scott Forstall, are scheduled to testify at an upcoming trial involving …
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Apple 'surprised' by Australian app developer complaintsApple has told Australia's anti-competition authorities that it is "surprised" that developers have concerns about the <a href="https://appleinsider.…
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Apple calls Epic Games 'self-serving' in Australia hearingApple has described "Fortnite" developer Epic Games as a Goliath whose Australia case is not aimed at helping local developers, but is rather a "self…
Apple has described "Fortnite" developer Epic Games as a ... . Still from Epic Games "Free Fortnite" video In the latest stage ... -
Court sets schedule for upcoming Epic v. Apple trial in MayApple and Epic Games will each be given 45 hours to make their case in an upcoming federal court bench trial in May. <div align="center"><img src=…
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Judge caps in-person attendance for Apple v. Epic Games trialThe judge presiding over the upcoming Apple and Epic Games bench trial has placed a cap on the number of in-person attendees, citing coronavirus conc…
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Epic ratchets up UK antitrust pressure on Apple with new App Store complaintEpic Games has renewed its attempt to apply pressure on Apple in the UK, with a new complaint to a competition regulator that supports an ongoing inv…
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Epic lays out its case as the injured party in dispute with Apple that it createdCourt documents filed by Epic Games claim that the company has been damaged by Apple's control over the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/App-…
... out the launch of "Fortnite Chapter 2," reportedly the ... development manager responsible for Fortnite, reached out to Mark ... Despite these assurances, Apple leaked Fortnite Chapter 2 artwork ahead ... , spoiling the surprise for Fortnite players on all platforms. ...