EC eyes Amazon, Apple and Spotify amid content law misconduct
Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, says the Commission will closely watch tech companies. The EC wants to to ensure they comply with the new rules of the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Among these rules is one stipulation that companies disclose the exact number of Europ... Read more
Spotify joins media firms to call for EU action against Apple
Music streaming and media firms like Deezer and Spotify appealed to the European Commission to take action against Apple for unfair practices and anti-competitive behaviour. The appeal was sent as a joint industry letter on Wednesday.
The letter to antitrust commissioner Margrethe Vestager deman... Read more
Google allows Spotify and other app developers to try out their own billing systems
Google announced that it’s collaborating with Spotify – the Swedish media and audio streaming service provider – to test third-party payment options for application developers.
Google and Apple faced massive pressure over increased fees on in-app transactions on their smartphone platforms,... Read more
Windows 11 to have ‘focus sessions’ to help improve productivity
Windows 11 will have a feature to increase productivity and reduce distractions by allowing users to start 'focus sessions'.
The focus sessions will let users pick a task from a pre-written to-do list, set a timer, and pair the activity with a Spotify playlist. Users can also set the number of b... Read more
EU accuses Apple of distorting competition with App Store policy
The European Union supports Spotify's complaint that Apple has created an unfair situation in the App Store. It specifically mentions the distribution of music streaming apps.
In an announcement, the European Commission says it has informed Apple that it considers Apple to have abused its domina... Read more
Apple will be hit with an antitrust charge this week
This week, EU antitrust regulators are going to bring charges against Apple. The iPhone maker is being accused of blocking its rivals on its App Store. There was also a complaint filed by the music streaming service Spotify, according to a person familiar with the issue.
In a report first writte... Read more
NetApp releases Spot services for Azure and Apache Spark
The release of Spot Wave, a data management service for Apache Spark, is NetApp’s way of adding Azure Kubernetes Services to the list of Kubernetes-orchestrated container app deployment services supported by Spot Ocean.
NetApp acquired Spot and its containerized app deployment tech in June 202... Read more
EU might charge Apple for anti-competitive practices against Spotify
Apple might face an EU antitrust charge sheet in the next few weeks, after Spotify, a big rival, complained that the iPhone maker unfairly pushed its own music streaming service. Reuters broke the news, after speaking with two people familiar with the issue, on Thursday.
The European Commission ... Read more
Apple lowers App Store commission for small developers
Apple has announced that it will reduce commission in the App Store for developers that earn less than a million dollars a year. For such apps, the commission will decrease from 30 to 15 percent.
App Store Small Business Program
The announcement is part of Apple's 'App Store Small Business Pr... Read more
New ‘Coalition for App Fairness’ wants reforms in Apple’s App Store
A sizeable number of top app developers have come together to fight against Apple's method of control over its App Store and, to some extent, have expressed grievance against Google's Play Store. In recent months, this topic has been under regulatory scrutiny.
Thirteen app publishers, including ... Read more