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Tag: App Store fees

Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 12:42 pmNo Comments

Apple today announced changes to its business terms for apps in the European Union, following close collaboration with the European…

Turkey launches probe into Apple App Store payment systems

Thursday, June 6, 2024 11:01 amThursday, June 6, 20241 Comment

Turkey’s Competition Board announced on Thursday an investigation into Apple’s App Store practices. The probe focuses on two key areas…

China court rules in favor of Apple in case involving App Store fees

Thursday, May 30, 2024 11:02 amThursday, May 30, 20246 Comments

According to a ruling by the Shanghai IP Court, Apple did not abuse its market power and has not charged unfairly high App Store fees…

Apple Fellow Phil Schiller defends 27% App Store fee in court

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 3:53 pm3 Comments

Apple Fellow Phil Schiller told a U.S. judge that the company’s new 27% fee on purchases made outside its App Store are…

Apple loses attempt to throw out UK lawsuit over App Store fees

Friday, April 12, 2024 9:10 am2 Comments

Apple’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit valued at nearly $1 billion was rejected on Friday, with a judge ruling it must face allegations it…

Apple and Google face anti-competitive complaint in Mexico

Monday, September 12, 2022 8:34 am2 Comments

Apple and Alphabet subsidiary Google are facing a probe over anti-competitive practices in Mexico after the country’s former…

French app developers sue Apple over App Store fees

Monday, August 1, 2022 4:14 pm8 Comments

Apple was sued on Monday by French app developers that accused the company of violating U.S. antitrust law by overcharging for its App Store …

Apple faces UK trial over claim that it overcharged for apps

Friday, July 1, 2022 3:25 pm5 Comments

Apple will face a full trial in the UK over allegations it breached competition law by overcharging customers for apps on its App Store…

Elon Musk: Apple’s App Store fee is ’10 times higher than it should be’

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 3:51 pmTuesday, May 3, 202222 Comments

In a series of tweets responding to an article about the European Union’s latest antitrust charges against Apple, Elon Musk likened…

Apple now allows video, music apps to sign up new subscribers without App Store fees

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 5:08 pmNo Comments

Apple said on Wednesday that “reader apps” distributed via the App Store will be allowed to use external links inside their apps to enable…

Third-party app stores for iPhone and iPad would harm users

Thursday, May 27, 2021 5:01 pmThursday, May 27, 202135 Comments

Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple should be the only company to sell apps on the iPhone, saying that allowing third-party app stores would…

In Apple antitrust case, judge signals interest in railroad, credit card monopoly cases

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 11:31 am7 Comments

In the Apple antitrust case, the future of digital commerce on your iPhone and iPad could be influenced by how courts resolved market control

Epic Games v. Apple judge hints at App Store compromise

Thursday, May 13, 2021 4:06 pmFriday, May 14, 202145 Comments

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is currently overseeing the Epic Games v. Apple trial hinted at a compromise: the ability for…

Apple faces U.K. class action lawsuit claiming overcharges on App Store

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 12:21 pmTuesday, May 11, 20215 Comments

Apple is facing a U.K. class action lawsuit over claims that the company overcharged nearly 20 million U.K. customers for App Store …

Developers can now enroll in Apple’s ‘Small Business Program’ for reduced App Store fees

Thursday, December 3, 2020 3:54 pm4 Comments

Apple has now launched their “App Store Small Business Program” that reduces App Store fees from 30% to 15% for developers earning…

Apple cuts App Store fees in half for most developers

Friday, November 20, 2020 10:14 amFriday, November 20, 20206 Comments

The App Store Small Business Program will benefit the vast majority of developers who sell on Apple’s App Store by cutting fees in half via…

Apple reduces App Store commission for small businesses

Wednesday, November 18, 2020 9:11 amWednesday, November 18, 20208 Comments

Developers can qualify for the program and a reduced, 15 percent App Store commission if they earned up to $1 million in proceeds…

iPhone sales are falling, and Apple’s app fees might be next

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 1:00 pmWednesday, March 6, 201913 Comments

As iPhone sales slip, Apple has been positioning its booming digital-services business as its new profit engine…

When Apple runs the hub, who pays?

Wednesday, February 27, 2019 1:44 pmWednesday, February 27, 20194 Comments

Apple’s role as a hub means different things for different types of companies…

Apple’s ambitious goal: Sign up 100 million Apple Music subscribers

Sunday, June 7, 2015 5:38 pm23 Comments

Apple is going to save the music industry – again…

Apple still negotiating with record labels over Apple Music terms ahead of planned June 8th reveal

Friday, June 5, 2015 4:38 pm5 Comments

Down to the wire!

Apple planning to change 70/30 iTunes revenue split

Friday, June 5, 2015 4:16 pmFriday, June 5, 201512 Comments

Apple paid out $10bn to app developers last year, from in-app payments and subscriptions…

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