Apple's guidelines for app submissions, as well as its App Store and the fact that the company doubles as a mobile softer platform provider and a virtual store operator, are now being scrutinized by Australia's regulators, according to a new report Tuesday.
Subscriptions are not a trend, and many services have taken advantage of the payment option for quite some time. It's a great way for customers to break payments up, and for companies to retain customers.
The Russian Parliament will soon vote on a bill that would cap the commission companies like Apple and Google charge on the sale of apps in digital stores to twenty percent. Last month, Russia’s anti-monopoly body alleged Apple abused its dominant position via the App Store.
Apple this morning published a fresh set of numbers that highlight the importance of its App Store in the overall US economy just as the application bazaar is increasingly finding itself under siege from disgruntled developers, competitors and regulators around the world.
Based on foreign exchange rates and taxes, sometimes prices change within the App Store in specific regions. That's the case now.
On August 17, Apple threatened to revoke Epic Games' developer accounts and App Store account. And, sure enough, it has happened.
Recently, Facebook launched Facebook Gaming without any games to play in the new app/service on iOS devices. Why? Because Apple doesn't allow for those types of game streaming apps in the App Store.
Facebook recently blamed the “Apple tax” for allegedly stopping it from helping struggling small businesses which had lost income due to the coronavirus. And now the social network has made another attempt to slam Apple over its refusal to waive its longstanding 30 percent commission on sales for its new online events feature.
Epic is determined to keep throwing mud at Apple over the Fortnite problem it's created for itself by deliberately bypassing Apple's in-app payments. In an email sent to Fortnite players last evening, the developer has reiterated that Fortnite’s new Marvel-themed season won’t be on available on the iPhone, iPad and Mac, pointing the finger of blame squarely at Apple.
Right now, Epic Games is waging a war against Apple and its App Store fees. As a result of those decisions, the popular battle royale game Fortnite is not available on iOS devices. But Apple's ready to welcome the game back.
If you use the WordPress app on your iOS devices, and you noticed the app was kind of bare regarding updates, turns out there was a reason.
Epic Games is waging battle against Apple and the App Store right now, but it turns out it tried to get preferential treatment first.