Apple has stopped accepting payments via debit and credit cards in India for subscriptions on the App store or other Apple services…
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Russian court rules antitrust case against Apple can proceed
A Russian court in Moscow on Thursday ruled that Russia’s anti-monopoly regulator can proceed in opening an antitrust case against Apple …
Apple tests allowing developers to automatically charge users for subscription price increases
Apple may be preparing to change how iOS subscriptions operate a developer increases prices. Disney+ seems to have begun informing…
Apple files arguments with appeals court over Epic Games’ ‘unfounded’ antitrust claims
In its appeal, Apple said a U.S. District Judge’s ruling that it was violating California’s unfair-competition law should be overturned…
Google Play ‘user choice billing’ puts pressure on Apple to change App Store payment rules
The decision by Alphabet subsidiary Google to allow alternative payment systems on its Google Play store will put pressure on Apple to enact…
Apple’s App Store payment system opportunity
Apple faces a significant amount of antitrust pressure focused on the App Store payment system in many countries around the world…
Apple likely to collect commission on any transactions that start in the app despite payment platform
A legal filing indicates that Apple is likely to charge a commission on any transactions that start in the app, despite the payment platform…
Apple quietly run ads via Google search for high-value subscription apps to capture In-App revenue
Apple is quietly buying Google ads for high-value subscription apps in order to collect potentially millions of dollars in subscription rev…
Apple tries to stay ahead of the oncoming regulatory wave
As Apple tries to stay ahead of the oncoming regulatory wave, the compnay has refined its App Store rules, now allowing app developers…
Apple defends App Store review, payment system
Apple provided in-depth detail on how many apps it rejected last year and how its App Store payment system keeps customers secure from fraud…
Apple defends App Store control in court; doesn’t want iOS to devolve into Android
In court on Monday, Epic Games argued that Apple purposely locks in its customers in the first day of a landmark trial with Apple…
Analyst: Apple will win court battle with ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games
Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives says Apple will prevail in a “Game of Thrones” Court Battle versus “Fortnite” maker Epic Games …
Apple to argue it faces abundant competition in video game market in Epic Games lawsuit
In a court filing in the Epic Games lawsuit on Thursday, Apple said it plans to argue that it faces abundant competition in the market for…
Minnesota bill targets Apple App Store
A proposed bill in the Minnesota state legislature would force Apple’s App Store and Alphabet’s derivative Google Play store to keep the…
Judge bars Epic Games from pursuing Apple in the U.K. over Fortnite ban
A U.K. judge has barred aspiring freeloader Epic Games from widening its fight with Apple over App Store access to its Fortnite video game.
This week Apple stealthily introduced a new feature that’s truly helpful to customers
This new little touch, therefore, expresses excellent intentions and a spirit of consumer protection…
Apple cracks down on subscription scam apps
Apple is cracking down on iOS apps that use a variety of underhand techniques to make money…
Sneaky subscriptions plague Apple’s App Store
Subscriptions have turned into a booming business for app developers…
Apple: Where the modern corporation is going
As Apple approaches a market cap of $1 trillion with a return on shareholder’s equity of 36.1 percent in 2017…
Apple as a service: Services offer growth, visibility, and profitability
Apple Services is the 2nd of 4 pillars to our Apple as a Service thesis…
AAPL’s paradigm shift
About every 10 years, there is a new paradigm that drives Apple….
Apple’s Q218 earnings most important (and impressive) metric
On May 1st, Apple announced its financial results for the last quarter…
Apple: Proving the naysayers wrong
I find Apple today to be markedly less risky than many of its tech peers…
Apple Services: The nitrous in Cupertino’s profit engine
If you exclude the iPhone, for every $1 in profit Apple generated in selling all other products…
23 more app developers in China file lawsuit against Apple after App Store cuts 1 million apps
Anger is growing in China over Apple’s treatment of developers, with a second group of app designers…
Apple has a surprising new growth engine
Analyst Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein Research put out a pointed note Monday about Apple…
Apple’s App Store in China accused of violating local pricing and antitrust laws
Apple offers gaming, dining and dating apps in a country where most rivals are locally owned…
Inside Apple’s massive services results
Apple’s second largest business last quarter in terms of revenue was its services business, eclipsing its Mac, iPad, and…
Apple’s App Store business model may be in danger in China
If Apple Inc. is lucky, a 10-page complaint posted on social media by a Chinese law firm…
Me-too Google to follow Apple, move from 70/30 split to 85/15 for subscriptions
On Wednesday, Apple detailed major shake-ups coming to its powerful app store…
Apple to reveal App Store 2.0 at WWDC: New subscription model, search ads, and more
This year’s WWDC isn’t just about new operating systems: starting next week and continuing throughout the fall, Apple will…
For Apple Pay, the future is apps
While most attention has been paid to which retail stores have started accepting Apple Pay…
Netflix capitulates to Apple; in-app subscription now available
Available to download on the App Store since the latter half of 2010, Netflix…
Wall Street Journal capitulates, deploys Apple’s In-App Subscriptions in new app version
The Wall Street Journal has updated its main iOS app to support…
Google, The Wall Street Journal, Amazon, Kobo remove store links from iOS apps
Amazon on Monday gave into Apple’s demands and pulled…
Financial Times hopes against hope they can skirt Apple’s iPad app subscription rule
The Financial Times wants to keep selling subscriptions for its digital news directly to readers…
