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Windows 11’s app store supports Android apps, enables devs to keep 100% of profits

Ryan Daws — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:12:41 +0000

Microsoft has unveiled Windows 11 along with a new app store that supports Android apps and enables devs to keep all of their profits. Windows’ built-in app store has never exactly been a huge success when compared to those of Apple and Google. Microsoft has made several attempts over the years to give its app... Read more »

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Apple is now facing an antitrust investigation in Germany

Ryan Daws — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:38:59 +0000

Germany’s competition watchdog, the Bundeskartellamt, has announced the launch of its own antitrust investigation into Apple’s practices. Apple will now face yet another probe into its oft-criticised “walled garden” and whether it abuses its market position with unfair policies. “An ecosystem which extends across various markets may be an indication that a company holds such... Read more »

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Class-action lawsuit could force Apple to compensate users for app prices

Ryan Daws — Tue, 11 May 2021 10:37:51 +0000

A class-action lawsuit filed in the UK wants to force Apple to compensate users for potentially inflated app prices. Until recently, Apple took a 30 percent commission on all app sales. Most app developers feel the cut is unjustifiable and critics believe that it’s an abuse of Apple’s market dominance. Apple claims the legal action... Read more »

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Zoom is pumping $100M into advancing its third-party app ecosystem

Ryan Daws — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:00:07 +0000

Zoom is building on the momentum it’s gained over the past year with the launch of a $100 million fund to advance its third-party ecosystem. During 2020, Zoom’s business customer base grew by 470.33 percent. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom’s business customer base had grown 217.44 percent across the two years between January 2018... Read more »

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Epic Games takes its Apple antitrust lawsuit across the pond

Ryan Daws — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:37:28 +0000

Clearly unhappy with the lack of progress it’s making in the US, Epic Games is also launching its antitrust lawsuit against Apple in the UK. Apple removed Epic’s hit game Fortnite from the App Store last year for using its own billing system rather than Cupertino’s own—thus evading the 30 percent cut taken by the... Read more »

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