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Last week, it was reported that US lawmakers had proposed a new antitrust act that could force Apple to sell off the App Store. It seems that the antitrust laws aren’t stopping there because another one of those antitrust bills that have been proposed could even make it illegal for Apple to preinstall its own apps on future iOS devices.
This won’t apply to all of Apple’s apps, just apps that would compete against other apps that are available in the App Store. This could potentially cover apps like calendar apps or weather apps where there are plenty of third-party alternatives in the App Store. The idea, presumably, is to give third-party developers more of a chance to be discovered instead of users defaulting to what’s already available.
According to U.S. House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee chairman Rep. David Cicilline, “It would be equally easy to download the other five apps as the Apple one so they’re not using their market dominance to favor their own products and services.” This wouldn’t just affect Apple but will also apply to other tech companies such as Amazon who create and sell their own first-party branded products that compete with third-party products also sold on their platform.
Note that this antitrust bill is merely a proposal and hasn’t been passed into law yet, meaning there is a chance that it might not, although even then, we imagine that Apple would probably fight to appeal it.
New Antitrust Proposal Would Make It Illegal For Apple To Preinstall Its Own iOS Apps
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Companies have made it increasingly easy to sign up for services and to start a subscription. For mobile devices, if you’re already signed into your Apple or Google account, you can subscribe to a service in just a few seconds without having to fill up long forms and what not. However, canceling that subscription is a different story.
While not impossible, finding how to cancel your subscription is noticeably harder compared to signing up for it, and this is something that US lawmakers want to fix. This is why a group of bipartisan lawmakers that include Senators Brian Schatz, John Thune, Raphael Warnock, and John Kennedy have introduced what they are calling the Unsubscribe Act.
This would make it so that once a free trial to a service is over, customers will find it easier to cancel their subscriptions instead of being charged because they couldn’t find out how to cancel their subscriptions in time. This would involve making it so that companies cannot automatically transfer customers over to a contract longer than a single month. It would also require that companies provide customers with a clear notice when their free trial is about to expire.
According to Senator Schatz, “When people sign up for a free trial, they shouldn’t have to jump through hoops just to cancel their subscription before being charged.”
Lawmakers Want To Make It Easier For You To Cancel Your Subscriptions
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The other day, Bethesda officially took off the wraps of Starfield. This is the company’s first brand new IP in quite a while, where prior to this they were mostly known for their other franchises like Fallout and Skyrim. However, during the announcement of the game, it was revealed that Starfield was going to be an Xbox and PC exclusive.
Naturally this upset a lot of gamers who might have been eagerly waiting for the game, but only to find out that they can’t play it on their PlayStation consoles, which has since forced Bethesda’s marketing head Pete Hines to apologize during an interview with GameSpot while acknowledging the frustrations that some PlayStation gamers are feeling.
According to Hines, “If you’re a big fan of stuff we make and a game that we’re making is no longer available on your platform I totally understand if you are unhappy or pissed. I get it, those are all real feelings and frustrations.” He adds, “Sorry, all I can really say is, ‘I apologize,’ because I’m certain that’s frustrating to folks, but there’s not a whole lot I can do about it.”
While console exclusives aren’t new, we imagine that this situation can be particularly annoying to some gamers because prior to this, Bethesda’s games for the most part were available across multiple platforms, so for them to change their approach and with a brand new IP probably did not sit well. We’re not sure if maybe further down the road Starfield will eventually come to the PlayStation, but maybe don’t hold your breath just yet.
Pete Hines Apologizes For Starfield’s Xbox Exclusivity
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The electric vehicle startup Workhorse filed a complaint in federal court on Wednesday challenging the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to award a 10-year, multibillion-dollar vehicle manufacturing deal to a defense contractor earlier this year.
The electric vehicle startup Workhorse filed a complaint in federal court on Wednesday challenging the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to award a 10-year, multibillion-dollar vehicle manufacturing deal to a defense contractor earlier this year.
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