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Explaining the disproportionate impact of Apple’s 50-cent fee in response to the EU Digital Markets Act
Read more: Explaining the disproportionate impact of Apple’s 50-cent fee in response to the EU Digital Markets ActApple’s fee of 50 eurocents (US$0.54) per user per year if developers wish to distribute via alternative app stores has an effect that is way bigger than the seemingly small number suggests.
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Apple’s FRAND-centric litigation strategy against the EU’s DMA protects its monopoly rents for years
Read more: Apple’s FRAND-centric litigation strategy against the EU’s DMA protects its monopoly rents for yearsBased on further analysis, games fray is now in a position to explain Apple’s litigation strategy with a view to foreseeable DMA enforcement efforts by the European Commission and/or private parties. To enable effective competition, it will be inevitable to determine so-called FRAND rates.
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No sideloading, no viable payment alternatives, no truly competitive app stores: Apple’s new EU rules render Digital Markets Act pointless
Read more: No sideloading, no viable payment alternatives, no truly competitive app stores: Apple’s new EU rules render Digital Markets Act pointlessContary to widespread misbelieve and misreporting, Apple is not really opening up app distribution in the EU. Plus ça change… The simplest example of misinformation: the truth is that sideloading isn’t allowed.
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FTC wants to limit Microsoft’s time to ask Sony questions to 1.5 hours (not 3.5), same with Ubisoft, but wants 4 hours (not 3.5) for itself
Read more: FTC wants to limit Microsoft’s time to ask Sony questions to 1.5 hours (not 3.5), same with Ubisoft, but wants 4 hours (not 3.5) for itselfThe FTC notes that Microsoft’s motion to reopen discovery
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Saber-rattling: The PokĂ©mon Company threatens potential litigation over Palworldâapparently unsure of merits
Read more: Saber-rattling: The PokĂ©mon Company threatens potential litigation over Palworldâapparently unsure of meritsWithout naming Palworld but uniquely describing it, the PokĂ©mon Company has declared its intent to analyze potential intellectual property infringement claims over Palworld. This article interprets that statement and discusses hypothetical enforcement strategies as well as whether Pocket Pair could now take action against the PokĂ©mon Company.
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Game and other app makers can take billions of dollars away from Apple every year with this strategy, leveraging Epic’s U.S. injunction
Read more: Game and other app makers can take billions of dollars away from Apple every year with this strategy, leveraging Epic’s U.S. injunctionWhile Apple’s new link and button rules for apps in the U.S. market are hard to overcome, there is a workaround that games fray has identified and describes in this article.
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Apple’s plan for compliance with Epic’s U.S. injunction makes only link-free promotions of alternative purchasing options viable
Read more: Apple’s plan for compliance with Epic’s U.S. injunction makes only link-free promotions of alternative purchasing options viableApple will tax purchases made on external websites at a rate of 27% (or 12% for small developers) if developers make an attempt to benefit from Epic’s U.S. anti-anti-steering injunction. An attempt that will be futile for various other reasons as well.
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Microsoft makes new push to quiz (and impeach) Sony on 10-year Call of Duty deal and to join Ubisoft’s deposition: FTC/ABK
Read more: Microsoft makes new push to quiz (and impeach) Sony on 10-year Call of Duty deal and to join Ubisoft’s deposition: FTC/ABKAs predicted by games fray, Microsoft’s lawyers filed a motion on Tuesday to reopen discovery in the FTC’s in-house proceedings concerning the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. They wish to join the depositions of Sony (February 8) and Ubisoft (possibly January 31).
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