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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.

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What is spatial computing and how does Apple Vision work

Dataconomy

While Apple isn’t pioneering this field, it anticipates that this will be a significant leap forward in computing. The company is staking its claim in this domain with the launch of its new AR/VR headset, the Apple Vision Pro. Apple is actively promoting “spatial computing” as the go-to term for this experience.

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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. The letter is signed by company’s App Review Board, but Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller made similar comments in an interview with TechCrunch published today. Apple says the Hey iOS app must include in-purchases.

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The company behind Fortnite dared Apple to shutter its game on iPhones. Now Apple has gone ahead and sort of done that.

Vox

It’s Epic versus Apple in an antitrust battle … royale. The company that owns Fortnite is making an in-your-face challenge to Apple: We’re not going to obey the rules you’ve set for your powerful App Store. So if the situation doesn’t change, Epic will eventually have to abandon Fortnite’s Apple users. Epic Games.

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Apple stumbled into a war with the gaming industry, and the future of iOS is at stake

The Verge

Apple’s cloud ban and Fortnite feud have made it gaming’s latest villain Apple has always had a complicated relationship with the game industry, but this month that relationship slid into a bitter and very public legal and regulatory war that could shape the future of iPhone apps. Join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming ‘1984.’”.

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Microsoft Stores remain closed as Apple and Best Buy continue reopening

The Verge

Just today, Apple announced it will offer curbside pickup or appointment-based service at over 70 more stores in the United States this week, including the Fifth Ave “cube” and other New York City locations. Best Buy has also continued bringing more stores back online as cities relax the guidelines put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19.

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Airbnb shared antitrust concerns with lawmakers after App Store standoff

The Verge

As antitrust pressure mounts against Apple’s App Store policies, The New York Times is reporting on how vacation rental company Airbnb and fitness class service ClassPass have run afoul of the policies in recent weeks. Apple does not offer services that compete with Airbnb or ClassPass, however. The committee has amassed at least 1.3