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State legislators are pushing bills that would offer app developers like Spotify, Epic Games and Match Group a reprieve from the two tech giants' fees.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Arizona House of Representatives adopts law untying in-app payment method from mobile app store monopolies: now on to the State Senate Today, the Arizona House of Representatives--one of the two chambers of the state legislature-- PASSED the bill! This screenshot is from the status webpage (click on the image to enlarge; the "PASSED" information may not be visible otherwise): The result of the third reading vote was 31-29. There are 31 Republicans and 29 Democrats in the Arizona State House, and one member per party crossed the aisle, thereby canceling each other out....

The Arizona House of Representatives today passed HB2005, a state bill that would provide developers with an alternative to Google and Apple's...

Beachheads open up on both sides of the Atlantic Matthew Hughes Tue 2 Mar 2021 // 19:04 UTC Share Copy Apple is facing a fresh round of battles on both sides of the Atlantic over its App Store and iPhone policies. First up, Arizona lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow developers to use third-party payment platforms for in-app purchases on Apple's App Store. If it passes, Apple and Google - along with other app store owners – would also have to eschew taking a cut. The legislation – which is an amendment to House Bill 2005 - bears a striking resembl...

Showing posts with label Showing posts with label Sunday, February 28, 2021 This is just my first post on legislative initiatives in multiple states concerning mobile app stores, so I've really just begun to research the topic and have a lot to learn. A couple of weeks ago, the North Dakota state senate voted against a bill that would have required Apple's App Store and the Google Play Store to allow app developers to use other payment in-app payment systems. The fact that the state legislature decided against it doesn't represent a ringing endorsement of the status quo of mobile app stores...