Only a day after the U.S. Department of Justice filed an omnibus antitrust lawsuit against Apple, consumers filed a trio of class-action lawsuits for allegedly monopolizing the smartphone market. The DOJ filed its antitrust lawsuit against Apple as of March 20, following a five-year investigation into the company’s business practices. Almost immediately after, at least […]
Following former Apple design chief Jony Ive’s departure from the company in 2019, Ive has continued to consult for Apple through his LoveFrom design firm. This partnership has apparently come to an end. Apple and Ive have agreed to stop working together, ending a more than 30-year relationship. Ive has been responsible for some of […]
If you’re a gamer, you’re going to like this. Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer announced on Friday that the company will bring its Xbox Game Pass to Apple devices in 2021 as a web app. The Xbox Game Pass service allows games to be streamed without having to download them. While Apple’s App Store rules […]
You’ll soon be able to snag non-Audible audiobooks within iTunes. A long-standing exclusive arrangement between Apple and Amazon, which has been in place since 2003, came to an end earlier this month following complaints from German publishers and investigations by European antitrust regulators, who were concerned that the agreement was stifling competition and raising prices. […]
Apple may be playing its gatekeeper card a little too closely where Spotify is concerned. The audio streaming provider said Apple is making it harder for the streaming music company to compete by blocking a new version of its iPhone app. In a letter sent this week to Apple’s top lawyer, Spotify says Apple is […]