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...The DMA has already led Apple to propose a series of changes to its iOS software, such as allowing users to download apps from other sources and access alternative payment systems....
...The company estimates that 99 per cent of developers will see their fees reduced or maintained under the new system....
...The legislation requires companies to allow app developers to “steer” users to products beyond their own platforms without charging them for doing so....
...An “authorisation” system for developers that launch their own app stores on iOS will require them to commit to certain security standards....
...Gemini has had a rough start: CEO Sundar Pichai told staff this week that problems with the system that led the company to be accused of racist bias were “completely unacceptable”....
...Apple’s initial decision prompted backlash from web app developers....
...to use only its own payment system to keep them locked into its ecosystem, the US alleged....
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...The law has already led Apple to propose a series of changes to its iOS software, such as allowing users to download apps from other sources and access alternative payment systems....
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...Epic also points to financial conditions Google imposes on developers who bypass its payment system....
...If it had levied a toll on developers of less than 30 per cent, it might have avoided legal dust-ups....
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...Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, usually held in June, is widely expected to be the event where the company reveals its latest operating system, iOS 18....
...“It was just really heartening to see that the justice system worked so well in the end.”...
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...Apple has dragged its feet on this issue, since it maintains the practice will create security risks to its system....
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...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on January 26. ©2024 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
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