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Epic Games says Apple informed it that all of Epic's developer accounts will be terminated on August 28; Epic has asked a court to issue a restraining order — Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store and has informed Epic that on Friday, August 28 Apple will terminate all our developer accounts and cut Epic off from iOS and Mac development tools. We are asking the court to stop this retaliation. Details here: https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/ ...
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Epic says that Apple's move to revoke its permission to develop tools for iOS and Mac would prevent its popular Unreal Engine from working on Apple platforms — Epic went after Apple, and now the tech giant strikes back. Epic Games revealed on Twitter that Apple is revoking Epic's permissions …
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Apple says “the problem Epic has created for itself is one that can easily be remedied” if they revert to comply with the guidelines they agreed to — “The problem Epic has created for itself is one that can easily be remedied.” — Apple has responded to Epic Games' latest salvo …
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Sources: Epic has reached out to other tech companies, including Spotify, about forming a coalition of companies critical of Apple's App Store policies — Epic Games, the videogame maker that started a daring legal brawl with Apple last week, is hoping to organize wider opposition to the tech giant.
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Regardless of Epic's chances in court, every decision Apple makes favoring itself, and not society in general, is an invitation to scrutinize its power — Manage your Stratechery subscription. — Circuit Judge Consuelo M. Callahan, in last week's decision by the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit …
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Sources: Oracle, working with US investors who own a stake in ByteDance, held preliminary talks to acquire TikTok's operations in US, Canada, Australia, and NZ — Tech group is working with investors in effort to outbid Microsoft after Trump divestment order
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Memo: Apple says it is expanding the time period when customers in US and Canada can subscribe to AppleCare+ from 60 days to a year from product purchase — - CEO Cook said Covid-19 pandemic curbed demand for warranty — Purchase window extended to up to a year from device purchase| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches its first bundle for TV+ subscribers, letting US users subscribe to CBS All Access and Showtime for $9.99 per month via Apple TV channels — Apple has today launched its first bundle partnership for Apple TV+ subscribers. With an active Apple TV+ subscription …
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| Brent Kendall / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: some staffers at DOJ believe the timeline favored by AG Barr for an antitrust lawsuit against Google is too aggressive, as the case is not yet ready — Some lawyers voice concerns that case isn't ready, while senior officials believe government shouldn't hesitate to address any violations in tech space
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft says Teams support for IE 11 will end on Nov 30 and 365 apps on Aug 17, 2021; legacy Edge browser will not receive security updates after Mar 9, 2021 — Microsoft will begin the gradual phase-out of IE11 by ending Teams support for it this fall. Microsoft will stop providing security updates …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Users spent $50B in H1 2020 on mobile apps, up 10% from H2 2019, and the average user spent 4.3 hours on mobile in April 2020, up 20% from 2019 — In the worst of times, we reached for our smartphones. It's no surprise that consumers spent 1.6 trillion hours on their mobile devices …
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| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon says it is expanding physical offices and adding 3,500 corporate employees in six major cities, including 2,000 jobs in New York City — The e-commerce giant says it is adding 3,500 employees in six major cities, including 2,000 jobs in New York City
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