EC & Apple play the blame game with MacPaw alternative app store failure

MacPaw is shutting down the Setapp alternative app store in the EU, and Apple hopes to get ahead of the European Commission ...

One of the EU’s Largest Alternative App Stores Is Shutting Down

Setapp Mobile will shut down in February, citing Apple’s complex EU terms as developers weigh new fees, link-out rules, and uncertain alternative stores.

MacPaw Pulls Plug on Setapp Mobile iOS Store, Citing 'Still-Evolving and Complex Business Terms' for Alternative EU Marketplaces

Ukraine-based developer MacPaw is set to close Setapp Mobile, its alternative app store for iOS devices in the European Union ...
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Brazil forces Apple changes that could open 3rd-party app stores

Apple’s tightly controlled iPhone ecosystem is about to look very different in Brazil, where regulators have forced the company to accept third-party app stores and looser rules on payments. The ...
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Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store has hindered startup growth

Y Combinator has filed an amicus brief in the ongoing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, arguing that the App Store has stifled startup innovation. We’ve reached out to legal reps for YC and ...
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Apple announces changes to iOS in Japan

The changes include new options for developers to distribute apps and process payments, and new protections to help reduce privacy and security risks the MSCA creates CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE ...