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Buyers of Apple’s new iPhone 12, which will be available Oct. 23 in the United States for some models and in November for others, will get three free months of the company’s subscription Arcade service and one year of free Apple TV+, the company noted in a Tuesday (Oct. A footnote in the same news release adds: “$4.99

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MARCH 26, 2020

Apple shares plummeted on news that the 5G iPhone 12 could be held up due to concerns over the global COVID-19 pandemic, Nikkei Asian Review reported on Wednesday (March 25), citing sources. . Despite a stock market rally on Wednesday (March 25), Apple shares closed at $245.52, down 0.55

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OCTOBER 4, 2020

Apple has updated its website to show that Greg Joswiak has taken over for Phil Schiller as the company's new senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, according to a Friday (Oct. Schiller transitioned to an Apple Fellow in August, according to a press release at the time. 2) report from MacRumors.

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JUNE 3, 2019

Apple stock was affected negatively on Monday (June 3) by news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering an investigation into the tech giant, according to a report by CNBC. Apple shares fell almost 2 percent after the report, and they were trading higher than usual before the news.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

It was supposed to be a record-breaking fiscal year first quarter for Apple and the company did not disappoint. Apple saw double-digit growth in every product category for its fiscal 2021 first quarter ended Dec. Though Apple’s newest iPhone 12 was only available for part of the quarter, Apple still saw $65.60

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Despite a recent report, Apple still leads Microsoft in market capitalization by $26 billion. According to 9to5Mac , changes in outstanding share counts mean Microsoft did not pass Apple in market cap as the site previously reported, and other news outlets continue to report. Apple’s market cap is $817.6

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AUGUST 27, 2020

Tens of thousands of stolen Fortnite accounts are being sold on the black market in a $1 billion a year trade, according to Bloomberg. The news outlet cited a report from Night Lion Security , which looks into companies' vulnerable points. If any of them match up with the game's accounts, they're sold on the black market.

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OCTOBER 11, 2020

9) denied a request by Epic Games to make Apple reinstate Epic's Fortnite game on its App Store before a lawsuit Epic brought against Apple is resolved at trial, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Epic sued Apple in August, accusing the technology giant of violating laws that restrict anti-competitive behavior.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Apple has surely managed to deliver a lot of hype with the launch of its mobile payments platform, but according to the numbers so far, it hasn’t really managed to deliver a hit. Apple Pay continues to have its boosters, and Tim Cook remains unspeakably enthusiastic about its future. 2016, that figure had fallen to 22.4

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms.

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MAY 1, 2019

Apple’s shares jumped in trading on Wednesday (May 1) on the back of a strong showing for its second quarter, setting the stage for another push above the $1 trillion market capitalization. It’s a milestone Apple briefly hit in August, only to see its stock fall as demand in China slumped.

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JUNE 2, 2019

There are plenty of signs that Apple is gearing up to say goodbye to iTunes. MacRumors reported that Apple has taken down all of the social media content from its iTunes page on Facebook, including posts, photos, and videos. The company is taking more of a focus on the booming subscription eCommerce market.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

They are also, according to most recent reports, still several years away from the market. All in all, according to Apple, the much-anticipated wearable, while actively under construction at present, will not be on the market until 2023 at the absolute earliest. Facebook Soon To Release Smart Glasses .

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

News publishers and Big Tech platforms are in my ways “frenemies.” Publishers like all the traffic Google and Facebook have the power to send to news content, but they’re less delighted being beholden to the tech giants and at the mercy of their policies. Instead, the service launches this week in Brazil and Germany. publishers.

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AUGUST 23, 2020

Apple has backed down and apologized after it found itself in ye t another controversy this weekend over its App Store, Bloomberg News reported. An Apple spokesman said the controversy has been settled. “We We believe the issue with WordPress app has been resolved,” Apple said. “We It started on Friday (Aug.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In the ongoing conflict between Apple and Epic Games , Apple's newest filing accuses Epic of sabotaging itself. That had the effect of undercutting Apple's profits. Apple said Fortnite would be allowed back in the App Store as soon as Epic removed the aforementioned in-game payment method.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Amid the race to reach $1 trillion in market capitalization, analysts are predicting that Amazon will win over Apple. Even so, Apple could potentially pull off an upset. But, while Apple is getting a lot of accolades from analysts on Wall Street and investors, it won’t hold the top spot for market capitalization for long.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

While a judge may not settle the dispute between Apple and Epic Games for months, the computer giant pulled the Fortnite maker’s games from the App Store on Friday (Aug. The move comes amid a pending lawsuit against Apple by Epic. In response, Apple said it would end Epic’s access to the App Store on Friday (Aug.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

As global smartwatch shipments grew by 37 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, Apple has maintained dominance in the category with a 41 percent market share. In terms of models, the firm reported that the five best-selling smartwatches are the Apple Series 1, Fitbit Versa, Amazfit Bip, Apple Series 3 and Fitbit Ionic.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Apple and Google executives may be wondering if there's an app for, "time to call the lawyers.". 8) issued a news release stating that it will look at the market power the two companies exert in the country. Meanwhile, Apple faces a probe of its App Store practices in the European Union. House of Representatives.

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MARCH 17, 2020

The latest rumors about Apple buying Walt Disney Co. aren’t new – they go back to Disney ’s 2006 acquisition of Pixar. Of course, Jobs was also co-founder of a little computer startup you might have heard of called Apple, and at the time was in his second tour of duty as its CEO.

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AUGUST 2, 2018

Apple became the first company trading in the U.S. to have a market capitalization of more than $1 trillion, hitting that milestone earlier on Thursday (Aug. In early-morning trading on Thursday, Apple hit the $1 trillion in market cap when shares passed $207.05.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

And although Apple Watch market share dropped 15 percent over the same time period, it still dominates with control of more than 50 percent of the market. The total smartwatch market grew by 56 percent, and even with the lowered market share for Apple, it’s still selling more watches than it ever has before.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

That latest numbers on the Australian smartphone market are a basic good news, bad news situation for Apple. The good news is they still lead the Australian smart phone market. The bad news is the market is slowing down notably as it rapidly approaches saturation. million units shipped.

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JULY 2, 2018

Apple has long been in the lead to become the first $1 trillion company based on its stock market value, but Amazon, the nation’s leading eCommerce player, is closing in on the iPhone maker. Apple was within $50 billion of it in early June, noted Bloomberg. At the same time, however, Amazon has been gaining steam.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

New data revealed that the North American wearables market hit $2 billion in the second quarter of 2019, with a 38 percent increase year-over-year. Numbers from Canalys showed that the quarter’s growth was led by Apple and Samsung , which had 32 percent and 121 percent growth, respectively, at 2.9 million and 800,000 units.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Fleetsmith , a startup that has built a platform enabling corporate IT crews to manage Apple devices, has been acquired by the tech giant, the company’s founders confirmed in a blog post. We’re thrilled to join Apple,” the company’s co-founders wrote. Apple, which recently became the first U.S.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Apple is exploring the addition of a premium subscription podcast tier to become a more competitive rival to Spotify, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Jan. For over 10 years Apple has dominated podcast distribution, offering the talk radio-style broadcasts at no charge. 15), citing sources.

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JUNE 16, 2020

Tuesday (June 16) is marking a bit of a one-two punch on the Continent for Apple. The European Union announced that it is opening not one but two antitrust investigations into the tech giant, focusing on the company’s App Store and Apple Pay. “It It also reserves the ‘tap and go’ functionality of iPhones to Apple Pay.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Apple has temporarily suspended its usual 30 percent assessment on fees users pay to small businesses that host what Facebook calls “Paid Online Events,” The Verge reported Friday (Sept. Apple has been under fire from a broad spectrum of tech executives and activists over its policy of demanding a 30 percent cut of in-app purchases.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The dispute between Epic Games and Apple is deepening, Bloomberg said Thursday (Jan. According to Epic in a statement to the U.K's antitrust tribunal, Apple is abusing its dominant position in the market. Epic is not seeking damages from Apple or Google in the U.K., Australia or the U.S.,

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Apple registered a reply and counterclaims in its legal saga with Epic Games , contending that the developer broke its agreement with Apple as it also asked for damages in a conflict that arose on August 13, CNBC reported. Apple then halted the game maker’s developer account on Aug. after going as high as $515.14

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Apple has reached a rare milestone for a second time. Apple crossed the $1 trillion mark in August of last year, but dropped due to slow iPhone sales in China. Apple crossed the $1 trillion mark in August of last year, but dropped due to slow iPhone sales in China. Microsoft also has a market cap higher than $1 trillion, at $1.04

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AUGUST 10, 2020

Facebook and Microsoft have issues with the way their gaming apps appear in Apple ‘s store, which could go hand-in-hand with a EU investigation into Apple’s business practices and antitrust concerns, Reuters reported. Apple has dismissed the criticisms, saying it affords equal opportunities and rules to any company.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

After Epic Games provided gamers with a discounted way to purchase digital items directly via the company, Apple took the Fortnite app off of its App Store Thursday (Aug. In a post on its website regarding “The Fortnite Mega Drop,” the game’s team wrote, “Today, we’re also introducing a new way to pay on iOS and Android: Epic direct payment.

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MARCH 18, 2020

With a device that is reportedly quicker and more powerful than most PC notebooks, Apple has unveiled its “most advanced” iPad Pro. Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, said in the announcement, “The new iPad Pro introduces advanced technologies never before available in mobile computing.”

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