Quick hits: October 2021

Apple, new agreement with developers for the App store

Apple is on the way to resolving a class action initiated months ago by some App Store developers. With an official press release, the Cupertino giant announced that it has reached an agreement, which will have to be ratified by a US court, to allow companies to apply promotional prices to games and apps, communicating them directly to the end user, without going through the App Store.

The latter will remain the only place from which to withdraw applications, but not the only place to carry out transactions.

In practice, a single software house may decide to apply a discount for the purchase of a video game or a generic application through an alternative payment platform, hosted for example on its website, which does not neces-

Samsung takes third place in the smartwatch market

Counterpoint Research has published the new report on the smartwatch market, relating to the second quarter of the year. According to analysts, the industry grew 27% in twelve months, with Apple still holding the top spot by number of In the reference period, however, it is Samsung to obtain the greatest rise, with a + 43% year on year.