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Fortnite Returns to App Store for iPhone, iPad Globally After Apple-Epic Legal Battle
Fortnite is now available on the App Store for the iPhone and iPad for users around the world. The battle royale title, developed by Epic Games, was initially pulled from the App Store in August 2020 following Epic Games’ introduction of an alternative payment method that, as Apple alleged, bypassed its commission fees model. Following years of l...
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Fortnite Will Return to iOS in Europe as Apple Plans to Allow Third-Party App Stores on iPhone
Fortnite will again be available to iPhone users in Europe later this year, confirmed Epic Games. The announcement comes days after reports said Apple is making changes to iOS to allow sideloading apps and third-party app stores on iPhone to comply with DMA regulations. The deadline for the tech giant to make these changes is March 7.
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Dutch Regulator Rejects Apple's Objections To $53 Million Fine
Dutch competition watchdog ACM on Monday said it had rejected objections by Apple against fines of 50 million euros ($53 million) it gave the company over failure to comply with orders to limit the dominant position of Apple's App Store.
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Apple vs Epic Games: Antitrust Battle Over iPhone App Store Heads to US Appeals Court
Apple is set to meet Fortnite maker Epic Games in a US appeals court, as the two firms revive a high-stakes antitrust battle revolving around an app store that provides a wide range of products to more than 1 billion iPhones and serves as a pillar in Apple’s $2.4 trillion (roughly Rs. XXX crore) empire. The issue is so important to both companies...
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Apple Presses US Lawmakers on Dangers of ‘Sideloading’ Apps Allowed by Bill
Apple has written to lawmakers to dispute assertions that its concerns about the dangers of sideloading apps into phones were overblown.
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Apple Faces EUR 5-Million Fine From Dutch Consumer Watchdog in App Store Dispute
The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple EUR 5 million (roughly Rs. 4.2 crore), the fifth such penalty in successive weeks in a row over access to non-Apple payment methods for subscriptions to dating apps.
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Apple Gets Fourth Fine in App Store Dispute in Netherlands
Apple has been levied yet another fine, fourth in a row, over its dispute with the Dutch authorities for failing to allow app makers in the Netherlands to use non-Apple payment methods for dating apps on the App Store.
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Apple Starts Legal Action Against Russian Regulator in App Store Dispute: Report
Apple has started legal proceedings against Russia's anti-monopoly regulator in a dispute concerning alternative payment options on its App Store platform, the RIA news agency reported.
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Apple vs Epic: Fortnite Maker Opposes Apple's Effort to Pause Antitrust Trial Orders
Epic Games is trying to thwart Apple’s efforts to put on hold orders handed down in an antitrust trial earlier this year. The two have been locked in a bitter dispute over Apple’s App Store payment rules that led Apple to remove Fortnite from the store.
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Microsoft to Allow Epic Games, Amazon Storefronts on Its App Store
Microsoft has announced that it will allow Epic Games, Amazon, and other third-party developers to integrate their app stores into the technology giant's marketplace.
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Apple to Pay One-Time Bonuses of Up to $1,000 to Store Employees: Report
Apple will pay one-time bonuses of as much as $1,000 (roughly Rs. 73,710) to store employees next month, Bloomberg News reported citing people familiar with the matter.
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Apple Bars Epic's Fortnite Barred From App Store Until All Court Appeals End
Apple has blacklisted Fortnite from the App Store for several years until all the court appeals are done, Epic Games Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney said.
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Apple Refuses to Reinstate Fortnite in App Store Despite South Korea Antitrust Law
Apple refused to reinstate Fortnite game to its South Korean App Store despite a new Seoul anti-monopoly law that effectively outlaws its lucrative digital payment platform, escalating an ongoing dispute with videogame developer Epic Games.
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Apple Strikes App Store Deal With Small Developers as It Waits for Fortnite Ruling
Apple agreed to loosen App Store restrictions on small developers, striking a deal in a class-action lawsuit as the iPhone maker awaits a ruling by the same judge in a separate App Store dispute brought by the developer behind Fortnite.
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Apple Fined $12 Million by Russia for Alleged App Market Abuse
Russia said it had fined Apple $12 million (roughly Rs. 90 crores) for alleged abuse of its dominance in the mobile applications market, in the latest dispute between Moscow and a Western technology firm.
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Fortnite Returns to App Store for iPhone, iPad Globally After Apple-Epic Legal Battle
Fortnite is now available on the App Store for the iPhone and iPad for users around the world. The battle royale title, developed by Epic Games, was initially pulled from the App Store in August 2020 following Epic Games’ introduction of an alternative payment method that, as Apple alleged, bypassed its commission fees model. Following years of l...
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Fortnite Will Return to iOS in Europe as Apple Plans to Allow Third-Party App Stores on iPhone
Fortnite will again be available to iPhone users in Europe later this year, confirmed Epic Games. The announcement comes days after reports said Apple is making changes to iOS to allow sideloading apps and third-party app stores on iPhone to comply with DMA regulations. The deadline for the tech giant to make these changes is March 7.
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Dutch Regulator Rejects Apple's Objections To $53 Million Fine
Dutch competition watchdog ACM on Monday said it had rejected objections by Apple against fines of 50 million euros ($53 million) it gave the company over failure to comply with orders to limit the dominant position of Apple's App Store.
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Apple vs Epic Games: Antitrust Battle Over iPhone App Store Heads to US Appeals Court
Apple is set to meet Fortnite maker Epic Games in a US appeals court, as the two firms revive a high-stakes antitrust battle revolving around an app store that provides a wide range of products to more than 1 billion iPhones and serves as a pillar in Apple’s $2.4 trillion (roughly Rs. XXX crore) empire. The issue is so important to both companies...
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Apple Presses US Lawmakers on Dangers of ‘Sideloading’ Apps Allowed by Bill
Apple has written to lawmakers to dispute assertions that its concerns about the dangers of sideloading apps into phones were overblown.
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Apple Faces EUR 5-Million Fine From Dutch Consumer Watchdog in App Store Dispute
The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple EUR 5 million (roughly Rs. 4.2 crore), the fifth such penalty in successive weeks in a row over access to non-Apple payment methods for subscriptions to dating apps.
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Apple Gets Fourth Fine in App Store Dispute in Netherlands
Apple has been levied yet another fine, fourth in a row, over its dispute with the Dutch authorities for failing to allow app makers in the Netherlands to use non-Apple payment methods for dating apps on the App Store.
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Apple Starts Legal Action Against Russian Regulator in App Store Dispute: Report
Apple has started legal proceedings against Russia's anti-monopoly regulator in a dispute concerning alternative payment options on its App Store platform, the RIA news agency reported.
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Apple vs Epic: Fortnite Maker Opposes Apple's Effort to Pause Antitrust Trial Orders
Epic Games is trying to thwart Apple’s efforts to put on hold orders handed down in an antitrust trial earlier this year. The two have been locked in a bitter dispute over Apple’s App Store payment rules that led Apple to remove Fortnite from the store.
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Microsoft to Allow Epic Games, Amazon Storefronts on Its App Store
Microsoft has announced that it will allow Epic Games, Amazon, and other third-party developers to integrate their app stores into the technology giant's marketplace.
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Apple to Pay One-Time Bonuses of Up to $1,000 to Store Employees: Report
Apple will pay one-time bonuses of as much as $1,000 (roughly Rs. 73,710) to store employees next month, Bloomberg News reported citing people familiar with the matter.
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Apple Bars Epic's Fortnite Barred From App Store Until All Court Appeals End
Apple has blacklisted Fortnite from the App Store for several years until all the court appeals are done, Epic Games Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney said.
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Apple Refuses to Reinstate Fortnite in App Store Despite South Korea Antitrust Law
Apple refused to reinstate Fortnite game to its South Korean App Store despite a new Seoul anti-monopoly law that effectively outlaws its lucrative digital payment platform, escalating an ongoing dispute with videogame developer Epic Games.
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Apple Strikes App Store Deal With Small Developers as It Waits for Fortnite Ruling
Apple agreed to loosen App Store restrictions on small developers, striking a deal in a class-action lawsuit as the iPhone maker awaits a ruling by the same judge in a separate App Store dispute brought by the developer behind Fortnite.
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Apple Fined $12 Million by Russia for Alleged App Market Abuse
Russia said it had fined Apple $12 million (roughly Rs. 90 crores) for alleged abuse of its dominance in the mobile applications market, in the latest dispute between Moscow and a Western technology firm.
