App Store monopoly ban bill rejected in North Dakota, USA


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Liu Tao

A bill was submitted to the state legislature in North Dakota, USA , requesting Apple to make app developers available to app distribution platforms other than the App Store, and was rejected.

REENGROSSED Senate Bill No. 2333 SECOND ENGROSSMENT --Sixty-seventh Legislative Assembly of North Dakota --LC Number 21.1044.04000 --21-1044-04000.pdf
(PDF link) https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/documents/21-1044-04000.pdf



Apple wins victory as North Dakota votes down bill that would regulate app stores

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/16/apple-wins-victory-as-north-dakota-votes-down-bill-that-would-regulate-app-stores.html

The bill, which was submitted to the North Dakota Parliament, states that 'providers of digital application distribution platforms that have profited more than $ 10 million in North Dakota will offer their applications to developers. It is not possible to limit the distribution platform. ' However, Apple and Google are the only 'providers of digital application distribution platforms that have made more than $ 10 million in profits in North Dakota,' and the bill is a substantive regulation on Apple and Google in the United States. News media CNBC points out.

Apple collects 15-30% of sales as a commission from developers who publish their apps on the App Store. On August 13, 2020, the popular game app ' Fortnite ' made it possible to purchase in-game items using a payment method that does not go through the App Store, in order to avoid collecting fees. However, Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store as 'a violation of the terms'. In response, Fortnite developer Epic Games has sued Apple for 'fair competition.'

'Fortnite' developer Epic Games sues Apple-GIGAZINE



Epic Games CEO

Tim Sweeney told his Twitter account, 'The North Dakota bill to fight monopoly in the app store is great for users and developers. The coalition for app fairness is against North Dakota. We've rolled out a lobbying activity. We're proud that Epic has joined the coalition, 'he said, consisting of app developers such as Epic Games, Spotify , and Match Group, which owns the dating app Tinder. It reveals that the Union for App Fairness (CAF) was involved.




In response to the bill, Apple's chief privacy engineer Eric Neuschen Wonder said, 'We are working to ensure that the App Store does not have apps that compromise the security and performance of the iPhone. If the bills are passed, we could accept those apps, 'he said, showing his opposition to the bills.

Microsoft Word --North Dakota Opening Statement (FINAL) (FOR DISTRIBUTION) .docx --SIBL-2333-20210209-6054-A-NEUENSCHWANDER_ERIK.pdf
(PDF link) https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/67-2021/testimony/SIBL-2333-20210209-6054-A-NEUENSCHWANDER_ERIK.pdf



Eventually, the bill was rejected with 11 in favor and 36 against. 'Regulatory legislation on certain businesses raises a number of legal issues,' said Jerry Klein, who opposed the bill. 'Taxes paid by North Dakota residents should not be used in business-to-business disputes.' I'm talking .

In addition, the New York Times of the United States large letters, 'Georgia and Arizona, also in the Massachusetts state legislature, a similar bill has been investigated' and mentioned are, we paid attention to the decision of each state.

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