Apple rejected 1,679,694 App Store submissions in 2022As of 2022, there were 1,783,232 apps on the storefront. By I. Bonifacic, 05.21.2023
Google faces antitrust compliance review in India following Match Group complaintThe tech giant's User Choice Billing system is under scrutiny. By I. Bonifacic, 05.14.2023
Apple wins appeals court ruling against Epic GamesA panel upheld a ruling that Apple wasn't violating antitrust laws with its App Store policies. By K. Holt, 04.25.2023
Microsoft will reportedly unbundle Teams from Office to avoid antitrust concernsIt hopes to head off an EU investigation, but ‘a deal is not certain.’By W. Shanklin, 04.25.2023
Apple wins appeal against UK antitrust probe into mobile browser dominanceThe company won on a procedural technicality.By I. Bonifacic, 04.02.2023
Microsoft will bring Call of Duty and its PC games to a cloud service you’ve probably never heard ofThe 10-year Boosteroid deal follows similar agreements and is intended to ease antitrust concerns.By W. Shanklin, 03.15.2023
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard purchase will reportedly be approved by the EUThe company’s licensing offers to competitors reportedly helped it clear the obstacle.By W. Shanklin, 03.03.2023
Europe’s music streaming antitrust case against Apple will now focus on ‘anti-steering’ clausesIt'll look into whether developers were blocked from sharing alternative pricing.By M. Moon, 02.28.2023
FTC drops bid to block Meta's acquisition of WithinA federal court previously denied the agency's request for a preliminary injunction. By M. Moon, 02.25.2023
DOJ accuses Google of deleting chat evidence for its antitrust lawsuitGoogle was apparently required under federal law to preserve records of written text. By M. Moon, 02.24.2023
Amazon's iRobot purchase reportedly faces EU investigation (updated)Officials are wondering if Amazon might misuse Roomba image data.By J. Fingas, 02.16.2023
FTC faces setback in bid to block Meta’s acquisition of VR developer WithinA judge reportedly denied the agency's request for a temporary injunction to block the deal. By I. Bonifacic, 02.02.2023
Commerce Department calls Google and Apple 'gatekeepers' of mobile appsA Biden administration report says more legislation is likely needed to boost competition.By K. Holt, 02.02.2023
Google is changing how Android works in India in response to landmark antitrust ruling Users will be able to choose their default search engine and uninstall Google apps.By I. Bonifacic, 01.26.2023
The Justice Department is suing Google to break up its ad businessThe agency accuses Google of illegally monopolizing the digital ads market.By I. Bonifacic, 01.25.2023
Fortnite’s native iOS version won’t allow players to spend V-Bucks after January 30thEpic hasn't updated that version of the game for more than two years.By I. Bonifacic, 01.24.2023
Epic and Match antitrust case against Google goes to trial November 6thGoogle's control over Android app distribution is at stake.By J. Fingas, 01.20.2023
Jack Ma cedes control of Chinese fintech giant Ant GroupChina blocked the company's IPO in 2020 after Ma made controversial statements. By I. Bonifacic, 01.08.2023
Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block $161.9 million Android antitrust rulingThe order was set to go into effect on January 19th. By I. Bonifacic, 01.08.2023
Microsoft and FTC pre-trial hearing set for January 3rdIn December, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy the Activision Blizzard. By I. Bonifacic, 01.02.2023