An interesting report from Wired recently detailed the latest community Microsoft seems to have upset, and it’s somewhat unexpected. The report opens with a recount of a confrontation between a Dutch councilor and a Microsoft sub-contracted security guard. Local councilor Lars Ruiter appeared on site at a half-completed Microsoft data center being built in the […]
Read MoreOn his business trip to Europe, Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman, Lee Jae-Yong, met with the Dutch PM Mark Rutte at the latter’s office in Hague, the Netherlands. As reported by Samsung (via Yonhap News Agency), Lee talked about the possibilities of expanding chip cooperation in the semiconductor industry and solving global supply chain issues. Lee specifically […]
Read MoreFollowing a months-long saga, the competition regulator in the Netherlands has finally accepted concessions by Apple to allow dating apps in the App Store to use alternative payment methods (via Reuters). On Friday, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) released an update stating that “Apple now complies with the rules” regarding dating apps’ ability […]
Read MoreApple today announced further changes to its App Store rules for dating apps in the Netherlands in an attempt to comply with requirements put in place by the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). Apple says that after “productive conversations” with the ACM, it is making the following updates: – Developers of dating apps in […]
Read MoreThe competition regulator in the Netherlands today announced that Apple’s rules surrounding Dutch dating apps remain insufficient. In a statement obtained by journalist Nando Kasteleijn, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) said that while Apple eliminating its requirement for Dutch dating apps to create a separate app binary in order to accept alternative payments […]
Read MoreApple today announced that developers of dating apps on the App Store in the Netherlands that use an alternative payments system no longer need to create and use a separate binary. This change allows these developers to accept alternative payments in their existing dating apps, but only in the Netherlands and on devices running iOS […]
Read MoreApple today was fined another €5 million ($5.5 million) in the Netherlands by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) as the company has failed to adequately comply with mandated alternate payment system requirements for dating apps. The rules went into effect in January, and since then, Apple has received a €5 million fine […]
Read MoreApple is facing yet another €5 million ($5.5 million) fine in the Netherlands for failing to sufficiently meet recently mandated alternative payment system requirements for dating apps, reports Reuters. Apple has been fined €45 million ($49.5 million) by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to date, with Apple racking up a new fine […]
Read MoreApple has added Dutch language voice recognition support for Siri in the latest HomePod 15.4 beta, further preparing the HomePod mini for release in the Netherlands in the near future. The addition of voice recognition, spotted by iCulture, means HomePod or HomePod mini will be able to identify who is talking to it in a […]
Read MoreDutch regulators have levied another fine of €5 million against Apple in a continued dispute over alternative payment systems for dating apps. Apple’s total fines have now reached €25 million as regulators assess weekly fines up to a total of €50 million or until Apple satisfies the regulatory requirements. In a statement shared with TechCrunch, […]
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