4 outlets·4 reports·over 3h
Apple opens up App Store to new competition in Brazil

ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Apple has opened iOS to third-party app marketplaces in Brazil, allowing rival stores to operate alongside its own App Store. The move includes changes to the App Store’s commission structure and follows an antitrust settlement with Brazil’s competition watchdog, CADE. This expansion of competition aims to broaden options for Brazilian users.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechCrunch·Apple opens up App Store to new competition in Brazil
- TechMeme·Apple opens iOS to alternative app marketplaces in Brazil and changes App Store commission structure following a settlement with competition watchdog CADE (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)
- Engadget·Apple opens up third-party app stores in Brazil
- The Next Web·Apple opens iOS to rival app stores in Brazil after antitrust settlement with CADE
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