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Apple to Allow Rivals to Access ‘Tap and Go’ Technology
11 Jul

Apple to Allow Rivals to Access ‘Tap and Go’ Technology

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Apple will allow rival companies to operate wallet technology on its iPhones free-of-charge for a decade, European Union regulators said on Thursday, in the latest overhaul prompted by local rules.Apple’s mobile wallet allows iPhone users to pay for products in-store and online using its own-brand Apple Pay. Until now, Apple has not made its near-field communication (NFC) technology, which allows phones to communicate with payment terminals, available to rival developers—causing the EU to warn in 2022 that restricting access to this technology qualifies as an abuse of market power.Apple’s concession ends a two-year dispute between the Big Tech giant and…
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Epic Games Lashes Out at Apple Over App Store Rejection
05 Jul

Epic Games Lashes Out at Apple Over App Store Rejection

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Fortnite maker Epic Games publicly lashed out at Apple on Friday, after its latest proposal for a rival iOS App Store was rejected by the smartphone maker. The company said on X that this rejection was triggered after Apple argued the design of Epic’s app store too closely resembled its own.This decision follows Epic’s attempt to submit an iOS version of the Epic Games Store last week, a move that would make it possible for iPhone and iPad users to download games onto their device without visiting Apple’s App Store.“Apple's rejection is arbitrary, obstructive, and in violation of the DMA…
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US Sues to Break Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation, Alleging Monopoly Abuse
24 May

US Sues to Break Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation, Alleging Monopoly Abuse

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In the second case, a class action brought in 2022 on behalf of Ticketmaster customers in the US, Live Nation and Ticketmaster were accused of abusing the complementary relationship between their services to overcharge consumers and sustain their monopoly. “Live Nation controls the vast majority of the big national touring acts and, either explicitly or implicitly, coerces concert venues into selecting Ticketmaster as their ticketing service provider on pain of losing high-value acts,” claims Adam Wolfson, a partner at Quinn Emanuel, the law firm representing the plaintiffs.This type of conduct, known as tying, was explicitly forbidden under the consent decree…
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