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Title: App Store head says Apple promotes competitors' apps 'all the time' Post by: HCK on May 07, 2021, 04:05:18 pm App Store head says Apple promotes competitors' apps 'all the time'
"That is definitely not accurate, and she is very misinformed." What you need to know The head of the App Store says that it promotes apps from competitors on its platform 'all the time'. App Store VP Matt Fischer was responding to evidence that said he felt "strongly" about not featuring Apple's competitors. He also said Apple promotes streaming services it competes with. Apple's App Store VP has told a court he rejected a suggestion that Apple does not promote its competitors on its App Store when it was made in 2016. Speaking to the court on day four of the Epic Games vs Apple trial, Matt Fischer was presented with evidence, specifically an internal email, stating that Fischer felt "strongly" about not featuring Apple's competitors on its App Store. The evidence, seen by iMore, comes from 2016 and shows Apple employees in discussion regarding a VoiceOver collection for Apple's App Store. The first email reads: Hi Andrea, Just spoke with Tanya about featuring Goog... Source: App Store head says Apple promotes competitors' apps 'all the time' (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/jDP7EjoQAoA/app-store-head-says-apple-promotes-competitors-apps-all-time) |