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Apple vs Epic Games legal battle: Here’s the latest update you need to know
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Apple vs Epic Games legal battle: Here’s the latest update you need to know

[ad_1] iPhone maker Apple denied violating a court order governing its App Store and urged a California federal judge to reject a request by “Fortnite” developer Epic Games to hold it in contempt.Apple made the arguments in a filing to U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, who presided over Epic's lawsuit in 2020 accusing Apple of violating antitrust law with its tight controls over how consumers download apps and pay for transactions within them. The Apple filing criticized what it called an attempt by Epic to make Apple's “tools and technologies available to developers for free.” Epic, it said, wanted the court "to micromanage Apple's business operations in a way that would increase Epic's profitability."Epic declined to comment. Apple did not immediately respond to a...
Elon Musk Says Pay More For Twitter If You Have An iPhone! Why Fight vs Apple Is Worth It
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Elon Musk Says Pay More For Twitter If You Have An iPhone! Why Fight vs Apple Is Worth It

[ad_1] Twitter Inc.'s first tweet under the ownership of the world's richest man was the announcement of a widely anticipated upgrade to its subscription feature. It was also a shot across the bow of the planet's biggest company, marking a possible showdown that could end up bringing much-needed change to the mobile app industry. Twitter Blue will relaunch Monday with a handful of features that Elon Musk and his team are betting will justify the monthly fee: A blue checkmark, longer videos, higher visibility, and an edit button. More importantly, though, Twitter announced two prices for the same service: $8 per month if you subscribe on its website, but $11 if users choose to sign up via Apple Inc.'s iOS platform. That 37.5% markup is a not-so-gentle dig at Apple's 30% cut of the su...