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August 18, 2022

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Epic Games appeals ruling in lawsuit alleging Apple monopoly

September 13, 2021 Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Epic Games filed notice that is appealing a federal judge’s decision in a lawsuit alleging that Apple has been running an illegal monopoly that stifles competition. The maker of the popular Fortnite video game said […]

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Judge loosens Apple’s grip on app store in Epic decision

September 10, 2021 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — A federal judge ordered Apple to dismantle part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run app store, threatening one of the iPhone maker’s biggest moneymakers. Such a change could potentially […]

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What is Apple doing with its App Store?

September 3, 2021 Michael Liedtke and Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Over the past week or so, Apple has eased some longstanding restrictions that helped make its App Store into a big moneymaker for the company. The company has long required app developers to pay high […]

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Apple loosens app store payment rules in lawsuit settlement

August 27, 2021 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calif. — Apple has agreed to let developers of iPhone apps email their users about cheaper ways to pay for digital subscriptions and media by circumventing a commission system that generates billions of dollars […]

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Judge digs into Apple app store policies as Epic trial ends

May 27, 2021 The Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — The judge who will decide a case challenging Apple’s stranglehold on its iPhone app store indicated on Monday she would like to promote more competition but without dismantling a commission system […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook to testify Friday as Epic trial nears end

May 20, 2021 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the witness stand this Friday in a high-stakes courtroom battle over the lucrative commissions the iPhone maker has been raking in from its mobile app […]

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Is Epic Games’ showdown with Apple turning into a mismatch?

May 10, 2021 Michael Liedtke

SAN RAMON, Calif. — If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple’s iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the […]

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Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’

May 3, 2021 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions […]

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Epic Games complains to UK over Apple

March 31, 2021 The Associated Press

Cary-based Epic Games submitted a complaint Tuesday about Apple’s alleged “monopolistic practices” to the U.K. competition watchdog, which is investigating the iPhone maker over concerns it has a dominant position in app distribution. The move […]

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Apple to cut app store fees as legal scrutiny intensifies

November 19, 2020 Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple will cut its app store commissions in half for most developers beginning next year amid an intensifying debate about whether the iPhone maker has been using the fees to unfairly […]

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