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As some of you might have heard, the US government is considering banning apps such as WeChat in their ongoing trade war with China. It was previously suggested that such a ban could result in a 30% decline of iPhone sales, but a new survey suggests that it could actually be much worse.

In a survey made on Weibo and discovered by Bloomberg, it seems that 95% of those surveyed claim that they are more likely to give up their iPhone rather than lose access to WeChat. As we had pointed out previously, WeChat is more than just a messaging app. The app is multifaceted in China and various places in the world.

Users can use the app to make mobile payments to retailers, send money to each other, play games, pay their bills, purchase public transportation tickets, and so on. Also, given that China prevents other communication apps like Facebook Messenger from working, there are those living outside of China that rely on the app to keep in touch with friends, family members, or business partners in China.

However, it is unclear how this ban will work. Will it only ban WeChat from being used in the US? Or will Apple be forced to remove the app from their App Store and affect users around the world? We’ll have to wait and find out, but assuming the latter, it could spell big trouble for Apple.

95% Of Chinese Users Would Give Up Their iPhone Rather Than Lose WeChat

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It was reported earlier that Apple had removed Epic’s Fortnite from the App Store. This was due to Epic’s decision to try and circumvent Apple’s in-app purchasing system in which Epic would have to pay Apple a cut of 30%. To get around that, Epic introduced a direct payment system within the iOS app that would pay Epic directly.

Epic has since sued Apple over that, and now it looks like Epic might have found an ally in Spotify. In a statement made to Recode’s Peter Kafka, Spotify basically announced that they supported Epic’s decision in “taking a stand” against Apple’s alleged “unfair practices”.

According to Spotify, “We applaud Epic Games’ decision to take a stand against Apple and shed further light on Apple’s abuse of its dominant position. Apple’s unfair practices have disadvantaged competitors and deprived consumers for far too long. The stakes for consumers and app developers large and small couldn’t be higher and ensuring that the iOS platform operates competitively and fairly is an urgent task with far-reaching implications.”

Spotify has in the past expressed their dissatisfaction with the App Store and the cut that Apple takes from developers for in-app purchases, so it doesn’t really come as a surprise that they are standing with Epic on this matter. It is still too early to tell how all of this will play out, but in the meantime if you do not already own Fortnite on your iOS device, it looks like you’ll have to wait until this mess is settled before you’ll be able to download the game.

Spotify Applauds Epic’s Decision To ‘Take A Stand’ Against Apple

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If you’ve tried playING Fortnite this evening and you’re located in the North America-East, you’ve likely been met with a bizarre lobby that includes only Arena game modes — or, perhaps, no game modes at all, only gibberish. This is due to a major outage the game is experiencing in one part of North America, leaving many players unable to … Continue reading