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Microsoft criticizes Apple’s new EU rules: what this means for Xbox app store, xCloud iOS app, UK CMA investigation
Read more: Microsoft criticizes Apple’s new EU rules: what this means for Xbox app store, xCloud iOS app, UK CMA investigationMicrosoft Xbox president Sarah Bond called on Apple to be constructive and shared a much more aggressive statement on Apple’s new EU app rules by Spotify. It’s important to distinguish between the cloud gaming issue, which is a worldwide rlue change and where the UK CMA won’t let Apple off the hook too easily.
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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 Pokémon Company threatens potential litigation over Palworld—apparently unsure of merits
Read more: Saber-rattling: The Pokémon Company threatens potential litigation over Palworld—apparently unsure of meritsWithout naming Palworld but uniquely describing it, the Pokémon 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 Pokémon 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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