The iPhone is often the gateway drug, retailers I speak to tell me, leading to accessories like the AirPods or the Apple watch, and then onto the iPad or the Mac (View Highlight)
According to Bloomberg , Apple is now preparing to allow sideloading on its devices in Europe in order to comply with the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act. Among other things, the regulation will require firms to allow the installation of third-party software and let outside developers get equal access to core features within apps. (View Highlight)
the first and most prominent casualty here is Apple’s App Store commissions, which can be as high as 30% on in-app payments (View Highlight)
Just look at local rival Google, which this year had to pay US$113 million in fines after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said it used its “dominant position” to force app developers to use its in-app payment system . And last month, the government held an inter-ministerial task force meeting to move towards a uniform charger system similar to Europe’s, finalising on the Type C charger. (View Highlight)
Real money gaming apps are not allowed on Google Play Store, so Winzo entirely relies on customers downloading the app from its website, a.k.a sideloading. Winzo argued that the warning sign shown by Google while users did that was hurting uptake among customers, and that it amounted to anti-competitive behaviour. The lawsuit is currently being heard by the Delhi High Court. (View Highlight)
