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Apple hits back at competition regulators in EU and US

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Apple • 2 min read

Apple hits back at competition regulators in EU and US

Apple continues to fight the regulators that have accused it of anticompetitive conduct over its App Store rules. In the EU it has formally appealed a €1.8 billion fine and in the US it has started the process of seeking to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Department Of Justice…

Chris Cooke • 23 May 2024

And Finally! Apple finds out the hard way that not everyone thinks destruction is a form of creation

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And Finally • 6 min read

And Finally! Apple finds out the hard way that not everyone thinks destruction is a form of creation

Apple put out a new iPad advert this week, which showed musical instruments, books, pots paint and more being crushed in a hydraulic press. It was supposed to depict the amazing creative things you can do on an iPad, but people just saw it as a metaphor for the tech industry’s attitude to creators…

Andy Malt • 10 May 2024

Music services hit out at Apple’s plan to comply with EU in-app linking decision, call on European Commission to act

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Apple • 3 min read

Music services hit out at Apple’s plan to comply with EU in-app linking decision, call on European Commission to act

Apple is having to change its anti-steering provision, which previously stopped app developers from sign-posting alternative payment options, in both the EU and US. But the way it is making that change has been criticised, both in a letter to the European Commission and a court hearing in California…

Chris Cooke • 09 May 2024

Astroworld trial delayed as Apple insists it's a news organisation

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Astroworld • 2 min read

Astroworld trial delayed as Apple insists it's a news organisation

Apple is very keen to get itself removed as a defendant in the Astroworld litigation. Its attempts to do that through an appeals court means that the first trial relating to the crowd surge tragedy that occurred at the 2021 edition of the festival, due to start next week, has been stayed…

Chris Cooke • 03 May 2024

Spotify says Apple “defying” European law as its updated app is knocked back

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Spotify says Apple “defying” European law as its updated app is knocked back

Spotify is still trying to update its iOS app in the EU to take advantage of the recent regulator ruling in relation to Apple’s App Store rules. But Apple won’t approve the updates until Spotify agrees to new terms, including a new commission fee. That “defies” European law, says Spotify…

Chris Cooke • 26 Apr 2024

Apple says it is compliant with App Store injunction, judge should reject Epic's latest objections

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Apple says it is compliant with App Store injunction, judge should reject Epic's latest objections

The US legal battle led by Epic Games over Apple’s App Store rules continues. Epic argues that Apple has failed to properly comply with a court order that forced it to change its rules around sign-posting alternative payment options within an app. In a new filing, Apple denies that claim…

Chris Cooke • 16 Apr 2024

Apple and Travis Scott companies remain as defendants in Astroworld litigation

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Astroworld • 3 min read

Apple and Travis Scott companies remain as defendants in Astroworld litigation

A number of companies have been removed as defendants on the Astroworld litigation, including Sony Music's Epic Records. However, Apple, two businesses owned by Astroworld founder Travis Scott and a number of security companies will remain as defendants as the first cases get to trial next month…

Chris Cooke • 11 Apr 2024

Apple says Spotify should stay out of its ongoing Epic legal battle

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Apple • 3 min read

Apple says Spotify should stay out of its ongoing Epic legal battle

Spotify recently filed an amicus brief in support of Epic Games in the Fornite maker’s ongoing legal battle with Apple over its App Store rules. But in a new legal filing this week, Apple said that Spotify is just “parroting” Epic’s own arguments and its intervention should be rejected…

Chris Cooke • 05 Apr 2024

Upsetting the Apple cart: app developers including Spotify, Deezer, Qobuz welcome US Justice Department lawsuit

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Upsetting the Apple cart: app developers including Spotify, Deezer, Qobuz welcome US Justice Department lawsuit

Last week the US Department Of Justice announced that it is suing Apple over allegations of anticompetitive conduct, including in relation to its App Store rules. That litigation has been welcomed by an organisation representing numerous app developers, including Spotify, Deezer and Qobuz…

Chris Cooke • 25 Mar 2024

Spotify asks European Commission to force Apple to approve its app amends

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Spotify asks European Commission to force Apple to approve its app amends

After the EU competition regulator ordered Apple to change its rules around the sign-posting of payment options within iOS apps, Spotify immediately updated its app within the EU. But Apple is yet to approve those updates and Spotify now wants to European Commission to intervene…

Chris Cooke • 15 Mar 2024

Epic returns to court in California over Apple's "blatant violation" of App Store injunction

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Epic returns to court in California over Apple's "blatant violation" of App Store injunction

The Epic Games v Apple legal battle in the US courts continues. Apple changed its App Store rules on the back of an earlier judgement in that battle. But in a new legal filing, Epic says the rule changes are no good - in fact, they are a "blatant violation" of the judgement…

Chris Cooke • 14 Mar 2024

Setlist Podcast: Apple blames Spotify for €1.8 billion fine

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Setlist Podcast: Apple blames Spotify for €1.8 billion fine

Apple's €1.8 billion over its App Store rules, Live Nation's insistence that it's not to blame for rising ticket prices, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 08 Mar 2024