Players of the popular game Fortnite on iPhones will not get updates after Epic Games on Wednesday decried Apple’s App Store “monopoly” and said it will not remove a direct payment feature it recently enabled.
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Facebook has said its apps will no longer collect unique device data from people using Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 operating system, a change that will drastically hinder the social network’s targeted advertising business.
Half a decade ago, the billionaire founder of Epic Games sparred with Microsoft over the way the software giant treated small application developers. Now he’s launched a legal broadside against Apple and Google.
Apple was spared from having to immediately reinstate Epic Games’ Fortnite on its App Store, an early court victory for the iPhone maker in an intensifying battle over the tolls charged to app makers.
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturers Foxconn and Pegatron are among companies eyeing new factories in Mexico, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the US-China trade war intensifies.
Barring a precipitous drop in Apple’s share price, CEO TIm Cook will receive 560 000 shares on Monday, worth a combined $278.6-million, or R4.7-billion.
Microsoft is backing Epic Games in its fight with Apple. The company has been upset with Apple’s rules preventing it from releasing a cloud-gaming service that works with iPads and iPhones.
Apple on Friday alleged that Epic Games’ chief executive had asked it for a “side letter” to create its own game store within the iPhone maker’s App Store.
Major news publishers are seeking more favourable terms from Apple on commissions the iPhone maker collects from them on payments made through its app store.
Apple became the first publicly listed US company with a $2-trillion stock market value on Wednesday, as Wall Street investors put aside challenges to its iPhone ecosystem.