To Be Fair
FlowPlay joins the Coalition for App Fairness
To combat Apple and its App Store policies
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Best known for its hardware products, including the Macintosh line of personal computers, the iPod line of portable media players, and the iPhone. Apple's software products include Mac OS X, iTunes, iLife suite, and Final Cut Studio.
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Tim Cook
CEO
Armando Soto
Creative Producer
Philip Schiller
Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing
Ann Thai
Director of Product
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VP of AI
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Articles featuring Apple
Join The Party
Apple tries to bring Valve into its dispute with Epic
The Fortnite creator recently took its battle to EU antitrust regulators
The Epic Continues
Epic takes case against Apple to EU antitrust regulators
The company wants to "restore competition on iOS"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Preparing for Apple's ATT changes
Hot topic was discussed at length during Monetiser track
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Understanding player motivation
"I think the future of audience demographics is going to rely more on personality"
Data Protection
Apple rolling out privacy changes in "early spring"
"Privacy means peace of mind, it means security, and it means you are in the driver's seat when it comes to your own data"
Money Money Money
Apple experiences record-breaking quarter as it generates $111.4 billion
“Our December quarter business performance was fueled by double-digit growth in each product category"
Take A Step Back
Dan Riccio steps down as Apple head of engineering
To focus on a new project
Retail Down
Apple to close nearly thirty stores across the US
In Georgia, Texas and North Carolina
To Battle!
Epic brings app store battle with Apple and Google to the UK
Two filings were submitted to the Competition Appeal Tribunal
Outta Here
Apple removed 48,000 games from the Chinese App Store last year
Due to them not having an ISBN
Save The Planet
Apple to modify exec bonuses based on environmental values
"Beginning in 2021, an environmental, social, and governance modifier based on Apple Values and other key community initiatives will be incorporated into our annual cash incentive program"
Getting The Boot
Apple purges 39,000 titles from its Chinese App Store
As a result of apps not having a license
Getting The Boot
Apple is preparing to remove more apps from the Chinese App Store
Continuing from the ISBN issues earlier this year
No Fair
Facebook claims new App Store policies are anti-competitive
"Apple is behaving anti-competitively by using their control of the App Store to benefit their bottom line at the expense of creators and small businesses"
Changing Times
Indie Mavens: How will Apple's App Store Small Business Program impact developers?
"Let’s be frank: neither Apple nor Valve provide enough of a service to deserve a 30 per cent cut.
Come One Come All
Enrolment begins for Apple's Small Business Program
"Designed to accelerate innovation and help propel your small business forward with the next generation of groundbreaking apps"
What A Sneak
Apple names Sneaky Sasquatch as Apple Arcade Game of the Year
Genshin Impact picked up iPhone Game of the Year
Need Some Practice
Italian antitrust authority fines Apple $12 million for "aggressive and misleading" iPhone practices
This is not the first time Apple has been accussed of bad practice
Fight For Fairness
Epic Games is not fighting Apple "for a lower commission"
"Epic is fighting for fair competition among mobile platform companies, stores, and payment processors"
Helping Hand
Apple to aid small businesses by reducing its App Store commission
"Small businesses are the backbone of our global economy and the beating heart of innovation and opportunity in communities around the world"
Down Under
Epic Games is taking Apple to court in Australia
"It's another set of laws under which Apple's practices are clearly in violation. And another chance to get this issue really thoroughly examined"
Out The Window
US Judge dismisses Apple's claim that Epic Games is a thief
It "is a high-stakes breach of contract case and an antitrust case, and that's all in my view"
What Thing?
Apple to hold "one more thing" event on November 10th
Rumoured to feature Apple Silicon Macs
Check It Out
Apple reveals its new iPhone 12 range
With 5G capabilities
Unreal Protection
US judge part grants and part denies Epic's injunction against Apple
There is "potential for significant and serious ramifications for Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft and their video game platforms"
Court Date
Epic Games and Apple are heading to court in May 2021
The companies will have a bench trial
All About Survival
The Escapists universe expands as The Survivalists hits Apple Arcade
Various Apple Arcade games have recently recieved updates
Trust Issues
US antitrust committee completes investigation into 'monopolistic' practices of Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Google
"These firms typically run the marketplace while seven also competing in it—a position that enables them to write one set of rules for others, while they play by another"
No Jury Duty
Epic and Apple will not go before a jury
"Epic and Apple have met and conferred, and the parties agree that Epic;'s claims and Apple's counterclaims should be tried by court, and not by a jury"
Jury Duty
US judge advises Apple and Epic to go before a jury
"I think personally this case should be tried to a jury. I want everyone to think about that. I don't think individual judges have the be-all and end-all here"
Fight For Fairness
Coalition for App Fairness formed to combat Apple and its App Store policies
Includes Epic Games and Spotify
Heating Up
Apple asks the court to prevent Epic's Fortnite injunction
"Epic is a saboteur, not a martyr"
All In One
Apple to roll all services into one subscription
Apple One will have a starting price of $14.95 per month
Apple Special Event
Apple unveils Apple Watch Series 6 and eighth-generation iPads
September Special Event adds a handful of new products
Apple Streaming
Apple revises App Store policies to allow Stadia and xCloud on iOS
New policies include major caveats which Microsoft disagree with
Going Digital
Apple to host "special" event on September 15th
"I wouldn't count on the iPhone 12 being part of any unveiling"
Court Case
Apple files counterclaim against Epic over Fortnite's direct payment option
It is after "restitution and disgorgement of all earnings"
Round Two
Epic asks court to force Apple to reinstate Fortnite
"Apple is a monopolist. It controls all app distribution on iOS"
Delayed Change
Apple delays privacy policy changes to next year
We want to give developers the time they need to make the necessary changes"
Grindstone To A Halt
Opinion: One year on, Apple Arcade is still great but it's lost momentum
Set to celebrate one-year anniversary on September 19th, 2020
Terminated
Apple follows through with threat as it removes Epic's developer account
"We are disappointed that we have had to terminate the Epic Games account on the App Store"
Deeper Magic
Facebook's angry yet radical reaction to Apple's IDFA changes
IDFA tracking is out. Probabilistic modelling inbound
Left Behind
Fortnite players on iOS are being isolated from other platforms as the new season launches
Apple has prevented the game from being updated
To Battle!
Epic gains temporary protection against Apple for Unreal Engine
Fortnite is still banned from the App Store
Righting Wrongs
Apple Korea is providing $84 million in support programmes for small businesses
$33.6 million will aid South Korean manufacturers
Got Your Back
Microsoft gives its support to Epic in its ongoing feud with Apple
"Developing a game using different game engines for different platforms may be prohibitively expensive and difficult"
Sour Apple
Apple insists that Epic deliberately chose to "cheat" the company after being denied a special deal
Tim Sweeney claimed he asked the change to be for all iOS developers
What About Us?
News publishers are asking Apple to take a lower commission on the App Store
Amazon has a better deal than other companies
Top Of The World
Apple becomes the first US company to be worth $2 trillion
Follows a surge in share prices