Apple tells EU it has five different App Stores, not just one
Apple tells EU it has five different App Stores, not just one
9to5mac.com Apple tells EU it has five different App Stores, not just one - 9to5Mac
While Apple is making behind-the-scenes preparations for allowing third-party app stores to comply with Europe’s antitrust requirements, the company is...
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Apple being Apple:
The company in its argument to the EU competition enforcer said it operates five App Stores on iPhones, iPads, Mac computers, Apple TVs and Apple Watches, with each designed to distribute apps for a specific operating system and Apple device.
"This trial is a sham. We're not monopolizing one ecosystem. We're monopolizing FIVE ecosystems."
This argument worked so well with the Safari browser, they're using it again.