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Mark Gurman: Giants created by Apple have come back to bite itapple app store giants11 months ago
Published May 19, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Mark Gurman: Giants created by Apple have come back to bite it

"Companies like Uber Technologies Inc., Snap Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Bumble Inc. and Spotify Technology SA only exist at the scale they do today because of the App Store."

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AI overview of the latest Epic-Apple disputeapple epic sweeney AI11 months ago
Published May 17, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

AI overview of the latest Epic-Apple dispute

In essence, Apple claims they haven't blocked Fortnite's EU return, but Epic's attempt to simultaneously submit the app for both US and EU storefronts may have led to the current situation.

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Apple isn't giving Epic a break in the U.S. or the EUapple epic fortnite blocked11 months ago
Published May 16, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple isn't giving Epic a break in the U.S. or the EU

CEO Tim Sweeney claims that Apple’s app review process has been “weaponized by senior management.”

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Apple begs for relief from the latest App Store rulingapple begs relief judge11 months ago
Published May 8, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Apple begs for relief from the latest App Store ruling

“These restrictions, which will cost Apple substantial sums annually, are based on conduct that has never been adjudicated to be (and is not) unlawful."

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Morgan Stanley: Has The Market Overblown Another App Store Legal Risk?apple fears overblown morganstanley11 months ago
Published May 6, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Morgan Stanley: Has The Market Overblown Another App Store Legal Risk?

"We think the fundamental EPS and multiple impact is low." — Analyst Erik Woodring

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Epic's Tim Sweeney says he spent $1 billion fighting Appleapple tim sweeney win11 months ago
Published May 6, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Epic's Tim Sweeney says he spent $1 billion fighting Apple

"This is really one of the issues at the heart of our digital freedoms for the future." 

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Neil Cybert: Apple judge thinks an app is a bottle of ketchupapple cybart ketchup judge11 months ago
Published May 6, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Neil Cybert: Apple judge thinks an app is a bottle of ketchup

"One doesn’t walk into a grocery store and pick up a ketchup bottle only to find it empty with a sticker on the bottom that says how to get it cheaper elsewhere."

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With this week's Apple ruling Spotify's Daniel Ek gets what he asked for 10 years agoapple spotify daniel ek11 months ago
Published May 3, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

With this week's Apple ruling Spotify's Daniel Ek gets what he asked for 10 years ago

Spotify is one of the first known apps to get a new update opening up purchases.

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Oppenheimer: The 'App Store tax' ruling could peel 3% off Apple's incomeapple oppenheimer peel11 months ago
Published May 1, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Oppenheimer: The 'App Store tax' ruling could peel 3% off Apple's income

"It is likely that most developers, particularly mobile game developers, will proactively take advantage of new alternatives." — Analyst Martin Yang

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Should Apple and Google be held responsible for letting kids get on X?apple store kids cnbc1 year ago
Published March 27, 2025 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt

Should Apple and Google be held responsible for letting kids get on X?

"The law represents a shift, and it puts the responsibility for verifying users ages on the app stores rather than the individual apps."

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Philip Elmer-DeWitt has been covering Apple since 1983 — mostly for Time Magazine (28 years), later for Fortune (9 years), where he wrote a daily blog called Apple 2.0. [Read more.]

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