Epic Games Store Launches on Android and iPhone

Epic Games today launched its mobile app store, Epic Games Store, on Android and iPhone, though only in the EU in the latter case. Because Apple.
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Judge in Epic. v. Google Comes Out Swinging in Remedy Hearing

US District Judge James Donato was harshly critical of Google during a remedy hearing in Epic v. Google, making it clear he will come down hard on the firm.
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Apple Finally Relents on Spotify In-App Pricing Communications … But Only in Europe

Five long years after it complained to EU regulators about Apple’s anticompetitive business practices, Spotify has finally gotten the “obvious and overdue” ability to communicate with its own customers.
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Apple Changes App Store Rules that Violated the EU DMA

Six weeks after an EU investigation determined that it wasn’t complying with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple announced changes to its App Store rules.
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Microsoft the Legal Precedent, Microsoft the … Victim? (Premium)

While the parallels between US v. Google and US v. Microsoft are obvious, it’s fascinating how often the software giant comes up in this week’s antitrust ruling against the online giant: The terms Microsoft and Bing appear in this 286-page document ove… Continue reading Microsoft the Legal Precedent, Microsoft the … Victim? (Premium)

Bowing to Regulatory Pressure, Google Abandons Plans to Kill Third-Party Cookies

After four years of delays, Google has finally abandoned its plans to replace third-party cookies in Chrome with its controversial Privacy Sandbox.
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