The given article does not mention anything about Notion. It discusses the possibility of tech companies like Apple threatening to remove their products from the U.K. or the EU due to new regulations. Apple specifically mentions that it would remove FaceTime and iMessage from its products in the U.K. if the government enforces a new act that would grant it the authority to review and potentially disable security features. The article does not provide any information about the popularity of Notion or its relevance to the topic.
The article discusses the recent lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Amazon. The FTC alleges that Amazon enrolled consumers into Amazon Prime without their consent and made it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. The FTC claims that Amazon used manipulative user-interface designs known as "dark patterns" to trick consumers into signing up for Prime and made the cancellation process complex and confusing. The article argues that while there may be validity to the FTC's complaints, the overall value proposition of Prime seems positive for consumers. It also highlights the trade-offs involved in the removal of friction in e-commerce and questions the FTC's approach to regulating big tech companies.
Main topic: Apple's services business and its growth in subscribers and revenue.
Key points:
- Apple's services business now has over 1 billion paying subscribers.
- The services portfolio includes iCloud, Music, Fitness+, Pay, Apple Card, and Apple TV+.
- The company added 150 million subscribers in the past year.
- Revenue from services reached $21.2 billion, up 8% from the previous year.
- Services accounted for over 25% of Apple's total revenue in the quarter.
- Soccer star Lionel Messi's arrival in the US is boosting Apple's subscription numbers.
- Apple Card Savings account deposits have crossed $10 billion.
- Apple executives are optimistic about the services business for the current quarter.
- The company aims to convert free users to paid users by offering more and better content.
Main topic: Setapp preparing to launch as an alternative app store in Europe.
Key points:
1. Setapp is betting on the EU's Digital Markets Act's rules to allow third-party apps on iOS without going through Apple's App Store.
2. Apple's interpretation of the new law is still unclear, but Setapp is moving forward with the assumption that Apple devices will have to support third-party app stores.
3. Setapp aims to entice developers with better revenue shares and already has over 30 partners on board.
Hint on Elon Musk: This article does not mention Elon Musk.
The European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on tech giants like Facebook, Apple, and Google, including content moderation, user privacy, and transparency, with potential fines of up to 6% of their global turnover for non-compliance.
The EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) may force Apple to add support for RCS if iMessage is considered a "gatekeeper," potentially leading to the iPhone 15 series having a USB-C port and allowing developers to promote third-party in-app payment platforms.
The European Union has designated six tech giants, including Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft, as "gatekeepers" and will apply new rules to regulate their market power and operations in core platform services.
Apple and Microsoft are arguing with the European Union over the designation of their services, iMessage and Bing, as "gatekeepers" under new EU legislation aimed at regulating Big Tech.
Apple's App Store, Safari browser, and iOS operating system have been designated as "gatekeepers" in the European Union, requiring adherence to strict new regulations aimed at curbing the power of major tech companies.
Tech giants like Alphabet, Apple, and Microsoft must comply with new regulations set by the European Commission (EC) to allow users to remove preloaded apps and use alternative options, in order to maintain competition in the market or face penalties of up to 10% of their global turnover.
Apple's recent sell-off due to concerns about a Chinese crackdown on iPhone usage among government workers should not deter investors from the tech giant.
The EU has listed 22 core platform services that must adhere to the Digital Markets Act, but Apple's iMessage is notably not among them and is temporarily exempt from adopting RCS. However, the EU is launching an investigation into iMessage and Microsoft services to determine their future.
Google is facing a historic legal battle against the U.S. government in a generational antitrust case that questions the company's dominance in internet search and its contracts with device makers, including a lucrative deal with Apple.
