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In response to Apple's recent announcement of changes to its App Store in the European Union (EU) to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Tim
Apple's iOS 17.4 is currently in beta, adding groundbreaking new features to iPhone like third-party app marketplaces and browsers that don't run on WebKit. Unfortunately, those features are EU-only.
Among the critics are Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, who calls Apple's plan an 'illegal anticompetitive scheme rife with new Junk Fees on downloads.'
App developers in the European Union who choose to opt in to Apple's new business terms must pay an €0.50 "Core Technology Fee" or CTF for every app install…