The app industry’s reckoning with privacy, control, and consumer empowerment
For the first 12 years of its existence, the app industry, like many nascent markets, pursued growth by focusing primarily on investor-pleasing metrics such...
The ripple effect of the Epic Games v. Apple battle royale
It was only five years ago that Epic Games’ Josh Adam and Bill Bramer were onstage at Apple’s WWDC demoing Fortnite and talking about...
Epic loses court bid to force Apple to reinstate Fortnite in the App Store
A federal judge denied Epic Games’ request to force Apple to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store pending the results of an antitrust lawsuit. U.S....
ProBeat: Google should have picked Microsoft’s app store principles over Apple’s
Microsoft this week outlined a list of 10 principles for the Microsoft Store on Windows in a not-so subtle jab at Apple and Google....
The DeanBeat: What’s at stake in Apple’s potentially apocalyptic IDFA changes
The Identifier for Advertisers, also known as IDFA, seems like an unlikely candidate for causing an apocalypse in mobile games, advertising, and the iPhone...
Apple, Epic, and federal judge spar over restraining order in antitrust case
A federal judge in Oakland heard arguments today over a temporary restraining order in an antitrust case between Apple and Epic Games. In doing...
Google’s Epic response: Android 12 will make it easier to install app stores
Google today announced it will make it easier to install and use third-party app stores with the release of Android 12 next year. (Google...
Facebook takes a shot at Apple over stance on paid online events for game creators
Facebook and Apple aren’t getting along, and the social network is taking yet another shot at Apple today. This dispute is over paid online...
Apple One isn’t the iCloud and media services bundle most users want
I can’t recall whether it was a parent or teacher who taught me this lesson at a young age, but there’s a fundamental difference...
Apple allows game streaming on iOS, but demands approval and a 30% cut
Apple today loosened its iOS App Store Review Guidelines for streaming games from services such as Microsoft xCloud, Google Stadia, and Nvidia GeForce Now....