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Spotify said on Friday that Apple's new plan to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) is "a complete and total farce."From early March, developers will be able to offer alternative app stores on iPhone and opt out of using Apple's in-app payment system, which charges commissions of up to 30 percent, under the bloc's new rules.However, developers will still be required to pay a "core technology fee" of EUR 50 (roughly Rs. 4,500) per user account per year under Apple's new EU regime."From the beginning,…

Apple is set to face stringent consequences if its modifications to the App Store fail to align with the…

Spotify said on Friday that Apple's new plan to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) is "a complete and total farce."From early March, developers will be able to offer alternative app stores on iPhone and opt out of using Apple's in-app payment system, which charges commissions of up to 30 percent, under the bloc's new rules.However, developers will still be required to pay a "core technology fee" of EUR 50 (roughly Rs. 4,500) per user account per year under Apple's new EU regime."From the beginning,…

Opera revealed today that it will launch a new AI-powered browser built on its own engine for iOS in Europe. The Norway-based company announced the change following the news that Apple is going to allow alternative browser engines to run on iOS as a result of the requirements of the European Digital Markets Act (DMA). The changes will allow developers to offer browsers that are not based on the WebKit browser engine. Apple currently requires third-party browsers to use WebKit, which is the same…

Apple is on a roll when it comes to having its hand forced by state entities and governing bodies: Alternative payment methods, stripping features from existing hardware, allowing alternate app stores and genuine browser default competition – everywhere you turn it seems to be satisfying some reversal, owing either to trial judgements not going its way or to lawmakers regulating its preferred way of doing business out of existence. Apple does not enjoy this, which should surprise exactly no one. What should be a tad…

Count Spotify among those not thrilled with how Apple has chosen to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which sets the stage for sideloading apps, alternative app stores, browser choice, and more. On Friday, the streaming music company issued its response to Apple’s new DMA rules, calling the new fees imposed on developers “extortion” and Apple’s compliance plan “a complete and total farce,” that demonstrated the tech giant believes that the rules don’t apply to them. Apple earlier this week announced a…

Last year, the implemented new laws to make big tech open up its platforms to competitors. The deadline for compliance is , and all eyes were on how Apple, which is famous for not playing nicely with others, would react. Now the company has set out how it will comply with the law, and the result is the sort of malicious compliance everyone was expecting. Similarly, the reaction from the coalition of well-heeled critics who were all hoping to get a slice of Apple’s pie for free has been similarly predictable.The Digital…

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is none too pleased with Apple’s new App Store rules, dubbing them once again a case of “malicious compliance” and filled with “junk fees.” As reported earlier this week, Apple today announced it will charge fees on “sideloaded” apps in the EU — that is, apps and games downloaded from outside its own App Store, like those Epic plans to offer. Apple’s new rules, which go into effect in the EU as part of the tech giant’s compliance with the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), target larger…

A new version of iOS is coming to European markets immediately – and it brings enormous changes to the familiar iPhone world. And if you like App stores, you're gonna love this.Starting in iOS 17.4, EU users will be able to use the App Store or alternative app marketplaces, new distribution mechanisms for apps that anyone can build and deploy. Sure, you can install an alternative browser in the EU today, but they're required to use Apple's proprietary Webkit engine, and they’re hardly encouraged. In 17.4, Apple will let…

Apple is expected to enable support for sideloading apps on iOS by March 6 to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), and details of the company's plans to deal with the changes are now emerging. While the company is yet to announce when support for installing applications outside the App Store will be allowed in the EU, a report states that the company will set up processes to review — and possibly charge developers for — these apps.The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple…