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Today, the European Commission (EC) charged Apple with violating the legal requirements of the EU Digital Marketing Act (DMA). This should come as no surprise: Apple is clearly doing so, and deliberately. And yet, these types of stories always dredge u… Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk: Thinking Clearly About the Rotten Apple (Premium)
Apple’s steering rules for the App Store are not compliant with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, the EU Commission announced today in the preliminary findings of its investigation that started in March.
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The EU has “very serious” issues with Apple not complying with its Digital Market Act requirements and is expected to announce charges soon.
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About a week after the ruling against Apple, the European Commission ruled Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model of offering subscriptions as an alternative to ads on Instagram or Facebook is against the terms of the DMA. Continue reading Meta and Apple Violated the Digital Marketing Act, EU Charges
Apple is adding new exceptions allowing EU developers distributing their apps outside of the App Store to not pay Apple’s Core Technology Fee.
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The EU Commission has determined that iPadOS should be considered as a “gatekeeper” that needs to be regulated under the Digital Markets Act.
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AltStore PAL, an open-source alternative app store for independent iOS developers is now available to download for iPhone users in the EU.
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Apple has just released the iOS 17.5 Beta 2, which enables the distribution of iPhone apps via the web in the EU.
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Microsoft’s response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been nothing short of astonishing. In sharp contrast to Apple’s belligerent non-compliance, the software giant has seemingly acquiesced to the rule of law, is changing Windows to meet its r… Continue reading Microsoft Escalates its War Against Default Browser Workarounds (Premium)
Apple is slowly making concessions to its onerous App Store policies in the EU, but it’s doing so in the most Apple way imaginable. Belligerently and inconsistently.
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