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Elon wants to go to war with Apple. History suggests it’s probably not going to make a difference.

Elon wants to go to war with Apple. History suggests it’s...

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Elon Musk isn't the first — or necessarily most powerful — exec to take on Apple's App Store fees. Industry insiders from developers to CEOs have long decried the 30% fee, dubbed the "App Store tax." Lawsuits, regulatory bodies, corporations, and many others have failed to enact much change. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for…
Apple is opening up its powerful App Store for the first time ever. It’s not happy about it.

Apple is opening up its powerful App Store for the first...

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For years, Apple has been insistent that it needs control over its App Store and other key parts of its iPhone ecosystem, even in the face of increasing complaints from regulators.But now, for the first time, it is going to grudgingly open up many of those elements — because of regulatory pressure.Important to know: The changes…
Supreme Court denies Epic’s request to open up App Store payments during appeals

Supreme Court denies Epic’s request to open up App Store payments...

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Getty Images | NurPhoto Epic vs. Apple/Google View more stories The Supreme Court Wednesday ruled that a federal judge's injunction against Apple would not be allowed to take effect immediately, rather than waiting for Apple's own Supreme Court appeal. That means Fortnite-maker Epic Games and other developers in Apple's App Store will still be barred…
Pig-butchering scam apps sneak into Apple’s App Store and Google Play

Pig-butchering scam apps sneak into Apple’s App Store and Google Play

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Aurich Lawson | Getty Images In the past year, a new term has arisen to describe an online scam raking in millions, if not billions, of dollars per year. It’s called "pig butchering," and now even Apple is getting fooled into participating. Researchers from security firm Sophos said on Wednesday that they uncovered two apps…
Google bans Parler from Android app store

Google bans Parler from Android app store

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Enlarge / Google's corporate headquarters. Google has banned the conservative social media app Parler from its Play Store for Android. In a statement to Ars, Google said it was enforcing long-standing policies requiring that social media apps remove "egregious content like posts that incite violence." "We’re aware of continued posting in the Parler app that…
Why lawmakers are so interested in Apple’s and Google’s “rents”

Why lawmakers are so interested in Apple’s and Google’s “rents”

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Enlarge / Maybe this textbook is from the Ma Bell era? #ThanksStockGettyImages designer491 / Getty Images Josh Hawley had some questions about how Apple came up with the money to buy back $58 billion in stock over the past year. “I just want to focus on one major source of that income,” the Republican senator…
Apple announces sweeping changes to App Store pricing

Apple announces sweeping changes to App Store pricing

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The backs of the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max. Samuel Axon A new pricing cheat sheet provided by Apple. Apple unveiled the most sweeping change yet to the App Store pricing model it applies to all apps submitted to its app stores on Tuesday. In the new system, app developers…
Everything You Can Do With Your Apple Watch Without an iPhone

Everything You Can Do With Your Apple Watch Without an iPhone

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Photo: charnsitr (Shutterstock)The Apple Watch is made to work with your iPhone, but you don’t need your iPhone to use your Apple Watch. OK, you do need an iPhone to pair and set up the device, but following that, your Apple Watch can function as a standalone device, at least for a variety of tasks—even…
Apple lets devs use alternate in-app payment options, still takes commissions

Apple lets devs use alternate in-app payment options, still takes commissions

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Getty Images | NurPhoto A chapter in the ongoing Epic v. Apple court case closed yesterday when the US Supreme Court declined to hear further arguments from either company. This decision leaves the case where it was after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on it in April 2023. The main issue at hand—to…
Twitter’s former trust & safety chief says ‘Twitter needs Apple a lot more than Apple needs Twitter’

Twitter’s former trust & safety chief says ‘Twitter needs Apple a...

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A former Twitter executive weighed in on Elon Musk's brewing conflict with Apple and its CEO, Tim Cook.  Elon Musk had said Apple threatened to remove Twitter from its App Store "but won't tell us why."  Roth said it would take something "dramatic" to happen for Apple to remove Twitter. Loading Something is loading. Thanks…

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