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Apple's Toll Booth Gets a New Coat of Paint
Apple overhauls EU App Store fees under DMA pressure, but developers still pay a commission on external link-outs.
Apple Pulled Telegram From the App Store Worldwide Over a Single User Post
One user out of more than a billion was enough to make Telegram restricted from every iPhone on the planet.
Google’s €890m EU Fine and the Wrong Fight in Washington
There is a European law worth fighting over, and Congress picked the other one.
Google Opens the Play Store to Its Rivals
The company that turned sideloading into a chore is about to let you install its competitors with a single tap.
How Apple Lost in Brazil and Won Anyway
Apple turned a regulator’s order into a set of fees and reporting rules engineered to keep competition out.
Google Opens Android App Distribution, Cuts Play Store Fees After Epic Antitrust Loss
Google lost in court, lost on appeal, lost at the Supreme Court, and is now describing the result as something it chose to do.
Google Implements Major US Play Store Changes After Losing Epic Games Antitrust Case
Developers finally get to step outside Google’s walled garden, reshaping the economics of Android one download link at a time.
Supreme Court Rejects Google’s Bid to Delay Play Store Reforms in Epic Games Antitrust Case
Google braces for a forced reckoning as its Play Store monopoly faces a court-mandated teardown.
Ninth Circuit Denies Google’s Rehearing in Epic Games Antitrust Case
Google’s monopoly defense unravels as judges uphold injunctions.
Google to Require ID Verification for All Android Developers
Android’s last big selling point, the freedom to install whatever you want from who you want, may soon run through a single Google checkpoint.
X Sues Apple and OpenAI for Alleged Antitrust Collusion Over ChatGPT Integration and App Store Practices
Musk’s lawsuit lands as Apple fends off a wave of antitrust salvos from Washington and Silicon Valley alike.
Fortnite Set to Storm Back Onto iPhones in Australia After Landmark Court Ruling
Epic’s win cracks open Australia’s walled gardens, letting Fortnite slip back onto iPhones.
