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iOS developer who drew attention to App Store scams is now suing Apple

The Verge

Mobile app developer Kosta Eleftheriou, who publicly called out Apple earlier this year for negligence with regard to policing iOS scams and copycat apps on the App Store, has filed a lawsuit against the iPhone maker in California. It details the development and release timeline of Eleftheriou’s Apple Watch keyboard app FlickType.

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Microsoft updates Office apps to run natively on Macs running Apple’s homegrown M1 chips

GeekWire

Microsoft is releasing new versions of its Office productivity apps that run natively on Macs with Apple’s internally developed M1 processors, rolling out via a software update starting today. The updates, announced Tuesday morning, continue a longstanding tradition of cooperation between the Microsoft Office and Apple Mac teams.

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Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines

The Verge

And now we know exactly why: Apple won’t allow those products, because of strict App Store guidelines that make cloud services like xCloud and its competitor, Google Stadia, effectively impossible to operate on the iPhone. The primary reason: they offer access to apps Apple can’t individually review.

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Apple doubles down on controversial decision to reject email app Hey

The Verge

Apple is standing behind its decision to reject future updates for the iOS app of new email service Hey. It also says it declined to publish the Mac version of the app in its App Store, echoing Apple’s earlier admission that it should never have approved an iOS version of the Hey app in the first place. and Guidelines 3.1.3 (a)

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The Apple Watch is being held back by Siri

The Verge

Apple is set to unveil the new Apple Watch Series 6 this week. It’s also rumored to be creating a new, lower-cost version of the Apple Watch instead of just dropping the price on an older model. The Apple Watch is, without a doubt, a health device first. Anyway, I’m glad the Apple Watch finally found its place.

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Apple is still tending its walled garden

The Verge

Apple has released public betas for the next big Apple Watch and Mac software updates. The link behavior popped up on Twitter yesterday : if you’re an Apple News Plus subscriber, clicking links to publications that are part of that subscription bundle will take you to the Apple News app instead of your browser.

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Microsoft’s resurgence: Reflecting on Satya Nadella’s leadership, a decade after he became CEO

GeekWire

This is no small feat given that Microsoft wasn’t even part of FAANG , the name Jim Cramer coined in 2013 for the tech stocks (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google) driving the market and consumer mindshare. Microsoft’s valuation surged from $300 billion to $3 trillion, rivaling Apple as the world’s most valuable company.

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