Category: app store
Microsoft backs Epic’s request to keep using Apple developer tools
Epic Games has an ally in its bid to prevent Apple revoking access to developer tools. Microsoft has filed a statement (via The Verge) supporting Epic’s request to maintain developer kit access while its lawsuit against Apple continues. Gaming Develo… Source
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Apple won’t force WordPress to offer in-app purchases
Apple’s row with WordPress over in-app purchases is over almost as soon as it began. WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg has revealed that Apple “re-reviewed” the WordPress iOS app and determined that it doesn’t need to incorporate in-app purchases. Mul… Source
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Apple apparently blocked WordPress app updates to force IAP support
In yet another example of Apple’s increasingly-strained relationship with developers, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg tweeted that the free WordPress app on iOS hadn’t seen updates for a while because “we were locked by App Store.” According to his… Source
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Disney+ will allow in-app ‘Mulan’ purchases via Apple, Google and Roku
Once Disney made the decision to release Mulan on Disney+ at the same time it opens in some theaters, part of the math involved how much revenue it can keep this way, as opposed to splitting the box office with movie theaters. As it turns out, it wil… Source
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Caught between Epic, Apple and Google, indie devs watch and wait
Let them fight.”Rami Ismail, co-founder of Ridiculous Fishing studio Vlambeer, is not interested in joining any lawsuits on behalf of Epic Games, Apple, Google or any other billion- or trillion-dollar business. Because really, even though Epic’s lega… Source
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Facebook is the latest tech giant to blast Apple’s ‘App Store tax’
Facebook has become the latest company to rally against Apple’s fees for in-app purchases. The social network announced a new update, aimed at small business, which will allow business owners to charge for online events. With the update, business own… Source
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