Apple relents and allows Spotify's iOS app to offer pricing information for EU users, ending years long standoff
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Amazon Mulls $5 Monthly Charge For AI Alexa – Report
“Desperate attempt” to monetise service. AI upgrade of Amazon's Alexa voice assistant will entail a monthly $5 or even $10 fee
Spotify Decries ‘Outrageous’ New Apple Developer Fees
Spotify calls new US App Store fees for external payments 'outrageous', calls on UK government to block similar move
Meta Touts Monthly Charge For Ad-Free Facebook, Instagram – Report
User of social networks belonging to Meta could be charged a monthly fee of 10 euros (£8.67) for ad-free access to Facebook, Instagram
Musk Touts ‘Slight Cost’ For Business Use Of Twitter
Twitter for 'casual users' will remain fee, tweets Elon Musk, but businesses using Twitter will be subjected to 'slight fee'
Amazon and Visa Agree Worldwide Truce
Global payment fee truce has been agreed, after Amazon threatened to stop accepting UK-issued Visa cards last year, over its 'high fees'
Amazon Last Minute Extension For Visa Card Payments
UK Amazon users can continue using their Visa cards for online shopping for now, after the two firms agree short term deal
Treasury Select Committee To Investigate Visa, Mastercard Fee Increases
Committee of MPs vows to scrutinise increases in the fees Visa and Mastercard charge businesses, after regulator finds no justification for the rise
Amazon May Drop Visa As US Credit Card Partner – Report
Clash with Visa over payment fees grows, as Amazon explores partnership options on co-branded credit card in the United States
Amazon To Stop Accepting Payments From UK Visa Credit Cards
Costly fees. E-commerce giant Amazon says customers from January will not be able to pay for goods using a UK Visa credit card
Apple Agrees App Store Deal With Small Developers
Ahead of a ruling in App Store dispute with Epic Games, Apple agrees to ease restrictions for small developers over payment billing
Google Faces Court Action By US States Over Play Store Fees
Not another lawsuit. 37 US states slap Google with another antitrust lawsuit over the fees its charges for its Play Store
Damaging Week For Apple, Google In Senate Hearings
App makers and others testify against the dominance of Apple and Google in US Senate antitrust hearing on Wednesday
Google Cuts Play Store Fee For Developer’s First $1 Million
App developers will only pay 15 percent on Play app store fees from 1 July on their first $1 million made, Google confirms
Apple Grants Surprise Concession On App Store Fees
Apple grants three-month exception to App Store's 30 percent cut for businesses forced by pandemic to switch to online-only events
Coalition To Challenge Apple App Store Fees
Growing App Store revolt? Epic Games, Spotify, Deezer and other Apple critics create new coalition against App Store fees and rules
News Publishers Push Apple For App Store Fee Clarification
We want the same! Apple facing calls from news publishers for clarification about how they can also gain the reduced 15 percent rate Amazon enjoys
Apple Report Defends 30 Percent App Store Fees
Developers - Apple commissioned report finds that 30 percent commission is about average, as tech giant launches App store fee defence
Google Faces Play Store Challenge From Tinder – Report
Dating app is latest to challenge app store fees, with payment system that entirely avoids Google Play store
Facebook Mulls Advert-Free Subscription Model
Would you pay to use Facebook if it carried no adverts? Facebook executives reportedly ponder the option
Apple Fee Row Triggers MS Office For iOS Concern
The fees row between Apple and Microsoft is causing worry about a potential appearance of MS Office for iOS
Apple Licensing Fees Could Alter The Android Landscape
Like Microsoft, Apple may be negotiating licensing fees with Android manufacturers, according to the Wall Street Journal