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Report: Apple Reorganizing App Store in Response to Global Regulations

Report: Apple Reorganizing App Store in Response to Global Regulations
Report: Apple Reorganizing App Store in Response to Global Regulations
August 21, 2024  |  Mobile Commerce

The Apple vice president who has run the App Store since 2010, Matt Fischer, will reportedly leave the company in October amid its reorganization. Fischer...

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EU Becomes Battleground as Epic Challenges Apple’s App Store Dominance 
EU Becomes Battleground as Epic Challenges Apple’s App Store Dominance 
August 16, 2024  |  Mobile

Rival app stores. New mobile ecosystems — and the major players in a battle that’s been waged over four years remain the same. Epic’s challenge...

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Apple Requiring Patreon to Switch to In-App Purchase System
Apple Requiring Patreon to Switch to In-App Purchase System
August 12, 2024  |  Mobile Commerce

Major changes are ahead for creators on entertainment subscription platform Patreon. Beginning in November, Apple will require Patreon to use the tech giant’s in-app purchasing...

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Apple Updates App Store Terms After Criticism From European Commission
Apple Updates App Store Terms After Criticism From European Commission
August 08, 2024  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple is changing its Digital Markets Act compliance plan in response to the European Commission’s accusation that the company is stifling competition on its App...

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Spanish Competition Regulator Probes Apple App Store
Spanish Competition Regulator Probes Apple App Store
July 24, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Spain’s antitrust regulator has opened an investigation into Apple’s App Store. The probe, announced Wednesday (July 24) by the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC), is the latest in a...

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Apple Reportedly Still Seeking ‘Killer App’ for Vision Pro
Apple Reportedly Still Seeking ‘Killer App’ for Vision Pro
July 14, 2024  |  Mobile Commerce

Months after Apple debuted the iPad, the tablet had more than 20,000 apps. The company’s Vision Pro headset, now five months old, has a tenth...

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Report: Apple Accused of Abusing App Store Position in India
Report: Apple Accused of Abusing App Store Position in India
July 14, 2024  |  Mobile Commerce

India’s antitrust watchdog says Apple abused its dominant place in the app store market. That’s according to a report Friday (July 12) by Reuters, citing...

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Trending: Next Steps for Apple as It Opens Its Ecosystem in Europe
Trending: Next Steps for Apple as It Opens Its Ecosystem in Europe
July 12, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

For Apple, the iPhone and the App Store have historically been linchpins for its ecosystem — where the hardware is an onramp to a broad...

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