Must-know 2015 news for development CEOs, CFOs and counsel:
- Developers reap over $10B in revenue on Apple's App Store in 2014
- Apple raises minimum app prices in Europe, UK, and Canada
- Apple won't let EFF release a DRM-free app
- Apple: App Store developers in 2014 earned $10B, up 50% from last year
- Bits Blog: Apple's Cut From App Sales Reached $4.5 Billion in 2014
- Apple Just Patented 'Minority Report'-Style Gesture Controls
- Apple, Ericsson in Legal Scrap Over Patents
- Apple aims to "legalize" music, video file sharing with new patent | ZDNet
- MIT uses patent from 1997 to sue Apple over chips
- Apple responds to freemium hate with a new Pay Once & Play category
- Apple Ordered to Pay $533 Million for #Patent Infringement
- Ericsson Sues Apple for Patent Infringement
- Apple Asks TV Networks to Supply Streams for Apple TV Service | Re/code
- "Last year alone, Apple distributed $10 billion to mobile app developers, an average of about $27 million per day."
- Disney is reportedly playing hardball with Apple over its TV service (AAPL)
- Reading: Draft of Sony #digital #video #download #distribution agreement with Apple: [PDF]
- Example of Apple #download #audit #clause - page 30 of PDF
- Apple Watch's four-letter word game
- The Apple Watch costs less than $84 to make
- Apple reportedly plans to reduce the 30% subscription commission fee paid by media companies (updated)
- 7 things you need to know about Apple App Analytics
- Apple's App Store passes 100B downloads and $30B paid to developers
- Apple to #brands: Step up your game
- Apple Pulls All American Civil War Games From the App Store Because of the Confederate Flag
- Will the new Apple TV lure gamers away from consoles?
- Report: New Apple TV will focus on gaming
- An Apple TV game console faces the same problems as other microconsole failures
- Apple TV Gaming Device Will Cost Around $150, Says Report
- Freegoods? Apple giving free music to users seeking 'Bioshock' game refund
