January 25, 2024
Via: 9to5MacFortnite is coming back to the iPhone … for people who live in the European Union. Following Apple’s announcement that it will open the iPhone to third-party app stores in the EU, Epic Games has announced that Fortnite “will return […]
January 17, 2024
Via: ComputerworldWhen it comes to Apple’s commission on App Store sales, the question has always been pretty simple: “How much?” What happened? The US Supreme Court decided not to hear appeals from either Apple or Epic Games following a lengthy and […]
January 3, 2023
Via: 9to5MacIt’s been more than two years since the popular game Fortnite was removed from the App Store after Epic Games updated it with a payment system that bypassed Apple’s in-app purchases. However, as Apple is now rumored to allow alternative […]
September 1, 2022
Via: 9to5MacApp developer and former Pinterest engineer Kosta Eleftheriou became well known after exposing multiple issues with Apple’s App Store, including million-dollar scams by sketchy developers. Eleftheriou filed a lawsuit against Apple last year, but now the developer and company have […]
March 25, 2022
Via: The VergeGoogle announced on Wednesday that it would test letting Android developers use their own billing systems in their apps, the first step in what could lead to a dramatic reshaping of the app economy. However, Epic Games, which has been […]
November 11, 2021
Via: Phone ArenaWhen Epic got banned from the App Store for promoting in-app purchases bypassing Apple’s own payment system, and consequently sued Apple, it sparked nothing short of a snowballing avalanche, an international movement pushing back against Apple’s (and other Google’s) monopolistic […]
August 13, 2021
Via: Phone ArenaYou might recall that earlier this week we told you about a trio of bipartisan senators that introduced a bill named the “Open App Markets Act” that if passed into law (and there still is a long way to go) […]
March 23, 2021
Via: GizmodoMicrosoft is currently in discussions to potentially buy the chat platform Discord, according to a new report from Bloomberg News that cites unnamed sources. The sale, which is far from a done deal, could be worth over $10 billion but […]
August 13, 2020
Via: 9to5MacEpic Games has been very vocal about its distaste for 30% fees charged by Google and Apple, despite giving in and distributing its hit game Fortnite through the Play Store and App Store. Now, to get around those fees, Fortnite […]
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