Apple surrenders to the Germans
Agrees to allow apps to be hosted outside its official store
Fruity cargo cult Apple has finally bent to European pressure and will allow iPhone users to download apps hosted outside of its official App Store.
European Commission tones down investigation into anticompetitive App Store rules
Allows some "requirements" for now
The Tame Apple Press is celebrating after the European Commission reduced the scope of its investigation into Apple's anticompetitive App Store rules for music streaming providers.
Netflix works a way around Apple's tax
Expect a visit from the boys
Media streaming outfit Netflix has earned the wrath of the Tame Apple Press by working a way around paying a huge amount to the fruity cargo cult Apple for doing very little.
Tim Cook orders law makers to leave his lucrative app store alone
If you make us face the music, user-privacy will suffer
Fruit and nutty cargo-cult supremo Tim Cook told politicians to stop bringing anti-trust charges against his app-store.
Apple app store suffered second day of outage
Still refuses to say why
Fruit and nutty cargo cult Apple's Music, mobile App Store and Podcasts are going again after facing outages for two days.
Microsoft attempts to sooth regulators with App store changes
You know we are not as evil as Apple these days?
While Apple is facing huge fines over its App store policy, the software king of the world Microsoft has launched a new set of principles which make it appear kind.
Dutch continue to fine Apple millions over App store
Apple does not seem too concerned and is ignoring it
The Dutch antitrust watchdog fined Apple another 5 million euros for a third time for failing to allow software application makers in the Netherlands to use non-Apple payment methods for dating apps listed in the company's App Store.
Developers are furious as Apple cuts app store commission by “a whopping” three per cent
Tame Apple press goes on the attack
The Tame Apple Press is furious after greedy developers dared to question Apple’s generosity in lopping off three per cent from the 30 per cent it takes from them for the privilege of being in its App store.
Apple goes to court to avoid changes to its App Store
Normally the law wins, but that is America
Fruity cargo cult is Apple asking a higher court to halt a judge’s decision that will force changes to its App Store while a legal fight with Epic Games continues.
Microsoft opens app store
While Google and Apple try to lock them down
While Apple and Google are fighting regulators to keep their app store monopolies, Software King of the World Microsoft is doing the opposite.