Apple has seemingly made a key concession in the battle over the smartphone giant’s market power and treatment of developers. “Seemingly” is the key word here.
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Apple on Wednesday said it plans to start a programme to lower its App Store commissions for software developers who make $1-million or less in proceeds each year from the store.
The SABC has issued a request for information from streaming-media platform experts as it gears up to launch its own so-called “over-the-top” digital streaming service akin to Netflix and Showmax.
Google plans to push harder for developers to give the company a cut of in-app purchases through its Play app store, according to people with knowledge of the move.
Apple has acquired a start-up that makes listening to podcasts more like tuning into radio stations, seeking to improve its service amid growing competition from Spotify.
A group of Apple’s critics, including Spotify and Epic Games, have joined a non-profit group that plans to advocate for legal and regulatory action to challenge the iPhone maker’s App Store practices.
Spotify Technology has criticised rival Apple, saying that a new subscription bundle offer from the iPhone maker abuses its dominant market position by favouring its own Apple Music service.
Fortnite creator Epic Games found support from its legions of gamers for suing Apple and Google after the tech giants dropped the popular videogame from their app stores for violating payment guidelines.
Spotify said on Wednesday that music streaming demand had rebounded from the coronavirus-related weakness it saw at the start of the quarter and its paid subscribers reached 138 million.
Spotify Technology said on Tuesday it was rolling out a video feature for its podcasts, letting select creators bring both audio and video content to the music streaming app.