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The Verge
FEBRUARY 9, 2022
The original Bloomberg report that referenced rOS in 2017 noted that the operating system is based on iOS. Apple is a fan of using the OS shorthand for its operating systems, including iOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
The Verge
DECEMBER 10, 2020
A new lawsuit from the creator of jailbroken iOS app store Cydia claims Apple used anti-competitive tactics that froze out Cydia and other would-be rivals when it created its App Store. Software developer Jay Freeman launched Cydia in 2007, before Apple had established the App Store. Cydia shut down new purchases in 2018.
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The Verge
APRIL 28, 2021
Next week, Epic Games and Apple will appear in court for a long-anticipated legal battle. Epic argues that Apple unfairly kicked its hit game Fortnite off the App Store last year, exercising an illegal monopoly over the ubiquitous iOS platform. Apple and Epic both filed revised tentative witness lists on April 26th.
The Verge
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Microsoft’s first version of Windows might not have been well received, but it kick-started a battle between Apple, IBM, and Microsoft to provide computing to the masses. While Apple had been ahead in producing mouse-driven GUIs at the time, it remained focused on the combination of hardware and software. Carol Halebia.
The Verge
MAY 23, 2021
Once again , Google is hitting the reset button, combining with Samsung’s Tizen wearable operating system for a new wearable OS, tentatively called “Wear.”. Yet, despite all that hardware, software, and engineering prowess, Google has utterly failed to get its smartwatch platform from being anything other than a curiosity.
The Verge
JUNE 26, 2020
Apple CEO Tim Cook in front of a silicon wafer platter | Screenshot: Sean Hollister / The Verge. Earlier this week, on what Tim Cook called a “historic day,” Apple announced that it’s moving Macs away from Intel processors to its own silicon chips. Developers won’t need to make any changes to their old apps; they’ll just work.
The Verge
AUGUST 19, 2021
There was never any question what Epic Games wanted when it took Apple to court: the 48-second “Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite” made it clear App Store hypocrisy was the agenda. Apple trial , you’ll see Epic was planning to spring a legal trap for Google long before Apple became the primary target.
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