Tag: Apple App Store

Faced with protest, Apple says app developers are thriving on iPhone

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Apple Inc, looking to address criticism of its competitive practices from the European Union, developers and US lawmakers, pointed to a report showing third-party apps are thriving on the iPhone and other devices. In a study published by the Analysys Group and promoted by the iPhone maker, analysts said Apple’s own apps are rarely the dominant choice and account for only a small share of app usage. “We found that Apple’s own apps, while used by many, are rarely the most popular of a particular type and are outpaced by…

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Apple blocks class action status in user app store fee suit

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Apple Inc. banned. Antitrust lawsuit over App Store fees brought by a few iPhone users from expanding to millions of customers across the United States. A federal judge in Oakland, California, on Tuesday refused to allow the case to be pursued on behalf of users who have nearly 400 million Apple accounts in the United States who purchased virtual apps and goods from the App Store. The judge allowed the plaintiffs to review and redraft their application. But if her ruling continues, a decade-old case likely to expose the iPhone…

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Apple solves a power outage that hampered internal apps and systems

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Apple resolved a widespread network outage on Monday that halted services like Apple Music, iCloud and the App Store for some users and hampered its internal systems. In addition to frustrating Apple customers, the problems have prevented corporate employees from working from home and kept retail workers from completing tasks, according to employees who asked not to be identified. The outage impeded product repairs, swaps, and item pickups, and limited the company’s employees’ ability to communicate and access internal websites. Apple told employees that the outage stemmed from issues with…

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