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TechShout - May 21, 2021 Apple has introduced a new program to help podcast creators on its various services grow their paid subscriber base. By linking to Apple Podcasts as an affiliate via the new ‘Apple Services Performance Partner Program’, creators can earn a one-time payment of 50 per cent on the first paid month of every subscription membership they drive on a 30-day cookie window. “For example, if you link to a podcast subscription costing $10, you will earn $5 in equivalent ...

Day 1 of the Apple vs Epic Games trial is in the books. Both parties gave their opening statements and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney took to the stand. The first day also saw the courts listen-in line hijacked by callers and some big revelations about the gaming business. Epic Games trial against Apple over Fortnite, the App Store, iOS, and everything in between got underway yesterday. Thus begins what will be iMores daily round-up of all the previous days happenings as the trial progresses, starting...

Morgan Stanley Katy Huberty expects Apple App Store revenue will grow less than expected in the June quarter, though its long-term outlook remains unchanged.

Ever since the launch of the iOS App Store, Apple has taken a 30 percent revenue cut from developers. Now known as the ‘Apple Tax’, Epic Games is attempting to challenge this revenue split in court. As it turns out, executives within Apple had their doubts that they would be able to maintain a 70/30 …

App Store growth will slow more than expected in June quarter, analyst says Credit: AppleCredit: Apple In a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, lead analyst Katy Huberty says she has tweaked her near-term Services estimates after analyzing post-April data for the App Store. Huberty says her App Store monetization forecast remains unchanged in the long term. However, she now assumes that the App Store will grow 11% year-over-year in the June quarter, down from a previous estimate of 19% yea...

  Investment bank Wedbush believes that Apple will successfully defend its App Store polices in court in the Apple v. Epic Games legal battle. In a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives writes that Epic Games has taken a "risky and calculated path" in its ongoing dispute with the Cupertino tech giant. The Apple v. Epic Games trial is going to court on Monday, May 3. Ives says that Epic is looking to leverage its 350 million players and global presence to bypass t...

Apple likely to prevail and defend App Store in Epic trial, analyst says Credit: Apple In a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives writes that Epic Games has taken a "risky and calculated path" in its ongoing dispute with the Cupertino tech giant. The Apple v. Epic Games trial is going to court on Monday, May 3. Ives says that Epic is looking to leverage its 350 million players and global presence to bypass the platforms of Apple and Google. Along the way, the comp...

This week’s Apple headlines; Apple’s quarterly results, the EU’s Anti-trust case agains the App Store, iOS 14.5’s disruptive privacy update, Apple Services keep growing, the new M2 chip for your MacBook Pro, Apple’s supply chain problems, and is the iPad a tablet?

  Apples Services rose 26.6% year on year during the second fiscal quarter of 2021, beating the companys predictions, chiefly because of the impact of the coronavirus and work from home trends. During its latest earnings call, Apple reported that its overall 26.6% rise in revenues from Services, which hit $16.9 billion, had been boosted by the COVID pandemic. Certain services such as AppleCare+ and advertising were affected by the lack of retail stores, but others all gained. "Our services bus...

Apple today at its earning call reported that the company had achieved over 660 million paid subscribers for its Apple Services which hit $16.9B.