After a five-year absence, the online multiplayer game Fortnite is finally back on the US App Store, following a prolonged legal battle with Apple. Early on Wednesday, Fortnite announced that its app could now be downloaded from the Apple App Store on iPhones and iPads in the US. Furthermore, the game will be available to…
Apple has once again blocked access to the popular video gameFortnite on iPhones across the United States and through Epic Games’ own store in the European Union, according to a statement from the game’s developer on Friday. Epic Games announced that players would no longer be able to accessFortnite via Apple’s iOS operating system or…
Following last week’s ruling in the Epic Games case, Apple has been hit with yet another lawsuit. The new class-action lawsuit claims that app developers could have added external links for purchases and avoided paying unnecessary commissions to Apple if the company had complied with an injunction issued by a US court over the past…
One reason Apple Inc’s brand is so valuable is that for decades, it had a reputation for only making promises it could keep. It did this thanks to a notoriously stubborn CEO in Steve Jobs, who had talented executives and listened to what investors thought, but ultimately made decisions by consulting an advisory panel of…
The move may pose a challenge to Google’s significantly larger technology ecosystem, which saw the Android operating system platform power over 92% of the new phones that were sold in India last year. Between them, Apple and Google cumulatively control more than two out of every three consumer gadgets in the world. And, for the…
Apple has expressed serious concerns regarding the introduction of an adult content app,Hot Tub, now available on iPhones in the EU, warning that new digital competition laws could put users’ safety at risk and erode consumer confidence, reported AP. The app was launched this week by AltStore PAL, a rival app marketplace that has become…
In India, this has significant implications for the debate on the draft digital competition law, which aims to promote user freedom, competition, innovation and consumer empowerment by allowing the use of third-party apps on Core Digital Services. Big Tech’s dominance in the global digital marketplace, particularly through its app store policies, has faced scrutiny and…
