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After outcry, Apple will let developers challenge App Store guidelines

The Verge

Apple today announced two major changes to how it handles App Store disputes with third-party developers. The first is that Apple will now allow developers to appeal a specific violation of an App Store guideline, and that there will also be a separate process for challenging the guideline itself. without IAP!!

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Microsoft unveils new Xbox wireless gaming headset and updates accessibility guidelines

GeekWire

Meanwhile, the improvements in the Xbox Accessibility Guidelines (XAGs) make them “a comprehensive set of best practices to support the game industry in driving accessibility efforts forward,” wrote Brannon Zahand, senior gaming accessibility program manager at Microsoft, in a post on Xbox Wire on Tuesday morning. ”

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Microsoft gives developers a new method for estimating quantum computing needs

GeekWire

Microsoft’s Krysta Svore discusses quantum computing at a 2020 conference. Microsoft has an app for that — and now developers around the world can have it, too. It’s a software tool that was originally developed for Microsoft’s internal use. GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle).

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Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple fight is about ‘basic freedoms of all consumers and developers’

The Verge

Rather, he says Epic is fighting for “the basic freedoms of all consumers and developers.”. “At Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) August 14, 2020. The feud began when the game developer implemented its own payment system into the iOS and Android versions of Fortnite. In the four-part thread, Sweeney says the fight isn’t about money.

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A Look at 2019 Ranking Changes & How They Will Impact 2020

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - A Look at 2019 Ranking Changes & How They Will Impact 2020 - Information Technology Blog. We’re already a couple of months into the New Year, and it’s the perfect time to assess current search and SEO trends and speculate the direction the industry will take in 2020. How it’ll Impact 2020.

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Apple doubles down on controversial decision to reject email app Hey

The Verge

In a letter sent to Hey creator Basecamp and obtained by The Verge , Apple outlines the App Store rules it says the Hey app breaks and advises the company to adhere to developer guidelines if Basecamp wishes to continue updating the software on iOS or release it for the Mac. Apple cites three App Store policies — Guideline 3.1.1

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Hope you didn’t delete Fortnite or Infinity Blade because Apple just terminated Epic’s dev account

The Verge

The court recommended that Epic comply with the App Store guidelines while their case moves forward, guidelines they’ve followed for the past decade until they created this situation. Instead they repeatedly submit Fortnite updates designed to violate the guidelines of the App Store. Epic has refused.

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