Apple still makes it too hard for Apple Pay competitors to emerge, says UK
Apple still makes it too hard for third-party developers to launch alternatives to Apple Pay , despite loosening its grip on access to the NFC chip embedded in iPhones. That’s the claim made by the UK’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA says developers have reported that the compromise terms offered by Apple still don’t make it practical to develop competitors to Apple Pay … more…
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Apple still makes it too hard for third-party developers to launch alternatives to Apple Pay , despite loosening its grip on access to the NFC chip embedded in iPhones. That’s the claim made by the UK’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA says developers have reported that the compromise terms offered by Apple still don’t make it practical to develop competitors to Apple Pay … more…
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Apple still makes it too hard for third-party developers to launch alternatives to Apple Pay , despite loosening its grip on access to the NFC chip embedded in iPhones.
That’s the claim made by the UK’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
The CMA says developers have reported that the compromise terms offered by Apple still don’t make it practical to develop competitors to Apple Pay … more…
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