The EU's chief of industry meets with Tim Cook, then tells the press that Apple should open up everything to rivals' prying eyes. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

The new section of Apple's website gives a helpful software overview organized by topic area that you won't find elsewhere. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

Macworld The long-running legal dispute between Apple and Epic Games finally reached a verdict two years ago. But the battle, which began when Epic bypassed Apple’s 30 percent cut for in-app purchases and Apple responded by booting Fortnite out of the App Store, is far from over. And now it’s headed to the highest court in the land. Given that Apple hailed Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ 2021 ruling as “a huge win,” it was no surprise when Epic filed an appeal. Less predictably, Apple appealed too. In a filing this week, Apple attorneys argued that the court overreached in issuing a broad nationwide injunction applying to all developers, rather than just Epic. Maybe it wasn’t such a huge win after…

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge An important deadline just passed for the biggest tech platform companies in the world to notify the European Union (EU) that they are gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Seven companies have officially acknowledged they meet the criteria: Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, ByteDance (TikTok), Meta (Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp), Microsoft, and Samsung. Companies on the list have a market capitalization of over €75 billion ($82 billion) and own a social platform or app that has at least 45 million monthly users or 10,000 active business users. The statement published by EU commissioner Thierry Breton says it “will now check their submissions and designate the gatekeepers for specific platform services by 6 September,” and after…

Apple will have until March 5 next year to comply with Europe’s Digital Markets Act, which in theory means that it will have to permit either third-party app stores, or sideloading of apps, by that date. The deadline has been revealed after Apple confirmed that it qualified as having ‘gatekeeper’ status, meaning that it is one of the companies that will be subject to the upcoming law. However, don’t expect much to change on this date … more… The post Apple faces March 5 deadline for third-party app stores – but don’t hold your breath appeared first on 9to5Mac.

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