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Google Granted Request to Pause Order on Play Store Overhaul
Google's request to temporarily pause an order directing it to overhaul the Play Store to give consumers more choice over how they download software, was granted by a federal judge in California. The company had argued that the October 7 injunction would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security and privacy risks into the Android eco...
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Competition Commission of India Antitrust Probe Finds Apple Abused Position in Apps Market
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system in India, engaging "in abusive conduct and practices". The antitrust body has been investigating Apple since 2021 for forcing developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system, possibly abusing i...
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Antitrust Body Finds Apple Abused Position In Apps Market In India
An investigation by the country's antitrust body has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system, engaging "in abusive conduct and practices", a confidential report seen by Reuters showed.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Moots Google Play Store Reforms After Antitrust Win
Epic Games, the company behind the popular battle royale game Fortnite has asked a federal judge in the US to force Google to open up the Play Store to competitors, months after it won an antitrust case against the search giant. The publisher said in a statement on Friday it should be allowed to bring its Epic Games Store to Android "without delays...
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How the US Lawsuit Against Apple Could Make the iPhone Experience More Consumer Friendly
Apple faces a lawsuit in the US over the company's alleged monopolistic practices that hurt smaller companies and drive up prices. The US Department of Justice hopes to increase competition for the iPhone and give a leg up to smaller companies whose apps work with the popular smartphone. Apple states that the lawsuit threatens the company and the p...
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Microsoft, Meta and X Join Fortnite Maker Epic Games' Battle Against Apple
Epic Games has been joined by Meta, Microsoft, Elon Musk's X and Match Group in the Fortnite maker's protest that Apple has failed to honor a court-ordered injunction governing App Store payments that required the iPhone maker to let developers provide links and buttons to direct consumers to alternative payment options.
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CCI to Probe Google Amidst Dispute With Indian Firms Over In-App Billing Policy
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday ordered a probe into Google amidst an ongoing dispute with companies in India over the former's in-app billing system. The antitrust body has said that the search giant implemented its policies in a "discriminatory manner".
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Apple Hit With $2 Billion EU Antitrust Fine in Spotify Case, Will Appeal
Brussels on Monday fined Apple EUR 1.84 billion euros $2 billion for thwarting competition from music streaming rivals via restrictions on its App Store, the iPhone maker's first ever penalty for breaching EU rules.
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Indian Startups Ask CCI to Order Google to Restore Apps After 'Brazen' Removal From Play Store
A group representing Indian startups has asked the country's antitrust watchdog to order Alphabet's Google to reinstate apps it removed for policy violations, a letter seen by Reuters shows, escalating a showdown with the US giant in a key market.
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Apple Hit With Over $ 1.95 billion EU Antitrust Fine In Spotify Case
Apple was hit with an EU antitrust fine of over 1.8 billion euros ($1.95 billion) on Monday, its first ever, for preventing Spotify and other music streaming services from informing users of payment options outside its App Store.
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Apple Won't Allow Third-Party App Stores, App Sideloading on iPad in the EU: Report
Apple won't add support for third-party app marketplaces on iPad, unlike iOS. Ahead of the EU's DMA deadline, the iPhone maker will introduce major changes to how iOS works, but these changes won't make their way to iPadOS. Similarly, third-party browser engines will only be supported on iOS in the EU.
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Apple's Plan to Comply With EU's DMA Regulation a 'Farce', Spotify Says
Spotify has called Apple's new plan to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) "a complete and total farce." The iPhone maker could face strong action from the bloc if its proposed App Store changes do not comply with the Digital Markets Act, according to the EU's industry chief.
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Apple Plans to Review Sideloaded iOS Apps, Charge Developers for Downloads Outside App Store: Report
Apple plans on reviewing apps installed outside the App Store — or sideloaded iOS apps — according to a report. The iPhone maker is expected to enable support for sideloading apps on iOS by March 6 in order to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA). The company is also reportedly planning to charge developers for application...
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Spotify to Allow In-App Purchases for Subscriptions, Audiobooks on iPhone in Europe After March DMA Deadline
Spotify will allow customers in Europe to buy audiobooks and subscription plans from within the music-streaming app from March. The move is part of the company's decision to allow in-app purchases due to the EU's new competition law for Big Tech. Spotify will be able to avoid Apple's 30 percent fee for purchases made via the App Store once the EU's...
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US Supreme Court Rejects Appeals From Apple, Epic Games Over App Store Antitrust Ruling
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge by Apple to a lower court's decision requiring changes to certain rules in its lucrative App Store, as the justices shunned the lengthy legal battle between the iPhone maker and Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite.
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Google Granted Request to Pause Order on Play Store Overhaul
Google's request to temporarily pause an order directing it to overhaul the Play Store to give consumers more choice over how they download software, was granted by a federal judge in California. The company had argued that the October 7 injunction would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security and privacy risks into the Android eco...
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Competition Commission of India Antitrust Probe Finds Apple Abused Position in Apps Market
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system in India, engaging "in abusive conduct and practices". The antitrust body has been investigating Apple since 2021 for forcing developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system, possibly abusing i...
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Antitrust Body Finds Apple Abused Position In Apps Market In India
An investigation by the country's antitrust body has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system, engaging "in abusive conduct and practices", a confidential report seen by Reuters showed.
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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Moots Google Play Store Reforms After Antitrust Win
Epic Games, the company behind the popular battle royale game Fortnite has asked a federal judge in the US to force Google to open up the Play Store to competitors, months after it won an antitrust case against the search giant. The publisher said in a statement on Friday it should be allowed to bring its Epic Games Store to Android "without delays...
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How the US Lawsuit Against Apple Could Make the iPhone Experience More Consumer Friendly
Apple faces a lawsuit in the US over the company's alleged monopolistic practices that hurt smaller companies and drive up prices. The US Department of Justice hopes to increase competition for the iPhone and give a leg up to smaller companies whose apps work with the popular smartphone. Apple states that the lawsuit threatens the company and the p...
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Microsoft, Meta and X Join Fortnite Maker Epic Games' Battle Against Apple
Epic Games has been joined by Meta, Microsoft, Elon Musk's X and Match Group in the Fortnite maker's protest that Apple has failed to honor a court-ordered injunction governing App Store payments that required the iPhone maker to let developers provide links and buttons to direct consumers to alternative payment options.
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CCI to Probe Google Amidst Dispute With Indian Firms Over In-App Billing Policy
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday ordered a probe into Google amidst an ongoing dispute with companies in India over the former's in-app billing system. The antitrust body has said that the search giant implemented its policies in a "discriminatory manner".
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Apple Hit With $2 Billion EU Antitrust Fine in Spotify Case, Will Appeal
Brussels on Monday fined Apple EUR 1.84 billion euros $2 billion for thwarting competition from music streaming rivals via restrictions on its App Store, the iPhone maker's first ever penalty for breaching EU rules.
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Indian Startups Ask CCI to Order Google to Restore Apps After 'Brazen' Removal From Play Store
A group representing Indian startups has asked the country's antitrust watchdog to order Alphabet's Google to reinstate apps it removed for policy violations, a letter seen by Reuters shows, escalating a showdown with the US giant in a key market.
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Apple Hit With Over $ 1.95 billion EU Antitrust Fine In Spotify Case
Apple was hit with an EU antitrust fine of over 1.8 billion euros ($1.95 billion) on Monday, its first ever, for preventing Spotify and other music streaming services from informing users of payment options outside its App Store.
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Apple Won't Allow Third-Party App Stores, App Sideloading on iPad in the EU: Report
Apple won't add support for third-party app marketplaces on iPad, unlike iOS. Ahead of the EU's DMA deadline, the iPhone maker will introduce major changes to how iOS works, but these changes won't make their way to iPadOS. Similarly, third-party browser engines will only be supported on iOS in the EU.
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Apple's Plan to Comply With EU's DMA Regulation a 'Farce', Spotify Says
Spotify has called Apple's new plan to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) "a complete and total farce." The iPhone maker could face strong action from the bloc if its proposed App Store changes do not comply with the Digital Markets Act, according to the EU's industry chief.
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Apple Plans to Review Sideloaded iOS Apps, Charge Developers for Downloads Outside App Store: Report
Apple plans on reviewing apps installed outside the App Store — or sideloaded iOS apps — according to a report. The iPhone maker is expected to enable support for sideloading apps on iOS by March 6 in order to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA). The company is also reportedly planning to charge developers for application...
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Spotify to Allow In-App Purchases for Subscriptions, Audiobooks on iPhone in Europe After March DMA Deadline
Spotify will allow customers in Europe to buy audiobooks and subscription plans from within the music-streaming app from March. The move is part of the company's decision to allow in-app purchases due to the EU's new competition law for Big Tech. Spotify will be able to avoid Apple's 30 percent fee for purchases made via the App Store once the EU's...
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US Supreme Court Rejects Appeals From Apple, Epic Games Over App Store Antitrust Ruling
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a challenge by Apple to a lower court's decision requiring changes to certain rules in its lucrative App Store, as the justices shunned the lengthy legal battle between the iPhone maker and Epic Games, maker of the popular video game Fortnite.
