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The Mac Observer
macobserver.com > news > mac-ipad-trade-in-credit-rose-september-9

Trade In an Old Mac or iPad Now, and the Credit Is Higher Than It Was a Week Ago

7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (342+ words) On September 9, Apple moved its trade-in credit in two directions at once. Every iPhone value fell, some by as much as $120. Almost everything in the Mac and iPad line moved the other way. If an older MacBook, Mac mini, iMac…...

The Mac Observer
macobserver.com > news > app-store-monthly-subscriptions-12-month-commitment

Apple Quietly Enabled Monthly App Store Subscriptions With a 12-Month Commitment

9+ hour, 41+ min ago   (352+ words) The Mac Observer Apple Has Not Set a Commission Rate for App Store Link-Out Purchases in the US Apple Says Developers Have Earned $550 Billion From the App Store Since 2008 Apple’s Other Antitrust Fights: Where the DOJ Case and the UK’s…...

The Mac Observer
macobserver.com > news > apple-renamed-supplier-responsibility-report

Apple Renamed Its Supplier Report. The 2026 Edition Has Not Appeared

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (231+ words) Apple’s annual account of its supplier work no longer carries the name it used for over a decade. The document once called the Supplier Responsibility Progress Report is now the “People and Environment in Our Supply Chain Progress Report,” and…...

The Mac Observer
macobserver.com > news > eu-app-store-payment-choice-12-month-lock-in

Apple's New EU App Store Terms Lock In Payment Choices for 12 Months

11+ hour, 10+ min ago   (266+ words) The lock-in arrives alongside a genuine reversal: Apple In-App Purchase and alternative payment options can now run inside the same app in the EU, something Apple’s own terms previously prohibited. A developer gets more combinations to choose from, and then…...

The Mac Observer
macobserver.com > news > eu-app-store-link-out-7-day-attribution-window

Apple's EU Link-Out Rule: Only Sales Within 7 Days of a Tap Face a Commission

11+ hour, 10+ min ago   (347+ words) Under Apple’s new EU business terms, effective Thursday, October 1, 2026, a purchase made after a customer taps a link out of an app counts toward Apple’s Store Services Commission only if it happens within 7 days of that tap. Apple’s developer support…...

The Mac Observer
macobserver.com > news > eu-app-store-deadline-developer-checklist

Apple's EU App Store Deadline: What Developers Must Do Before October 1

11+ hour, 10+ min ago   (303+ words) Apple’s EU App Store Deadline: What Developers Must Do Before October 1 The Mac Observer Apple’s EU Link-Out Rule: Only Sales Within 7 Days of a Tap Face a Commission Apple’s New EU App Store Terms Lock In Payment Choices for 12 Months…...

The Mac Observer
macobserver.com > news > medical-device-apps-china-storefront-adjustment-deadlines

Medical Device Apps Have Until Early 2027, and China's App Store Already Changed

10+ hour, 11+ min ago   (424+ words) Medical Device Apps Have Until Early 2027, and China’s App Store Already Changed The Mac Observer App Store Age Ratings: Every Deadline on Apple’s 2026 Compliance Calendar Apple Changed iOS in Japan Under a New Smartphone Law: The March 17 Deadline Brazil and…...

The Mac Observer
macobserver.com > news > apple-upgrade-klarna-leasing-business-explained

Apple Upgrade Is a Leasing Business Apple Runs With Klarna, Not a Payment Plan for One Phone

9+ hour, 8+ min ago   (348+ words) The Mac Observer Apple One’s Arithmetic Against the Parts: What Apple’s Published Prices Actually Let Us Check iCloud+ Pricing in Full: Five Tiers From $0.99 to $59.99, and What Each Adds Beyond Storage Apple Fitness+ Library Tops 8,000 Workouts and Meditations, and Apple…...

The Mac Observer
macobserver.com > news > anthropic-signs-35-billion-cloud-agreement-with-nvidia-and-lambda

Anthropic Signs $35 Billion Cloud Agreement With NVIDIA And Lambda

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (330+ words) Akshay Kumar is a veteran tech journalist with thousands of posts on publications such as AndroidHeadlines, 91mobiles, TechNerdiness, and GizBot. As a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science, Akshay’s interests lie in all things tech, including iPhones and iOS. Owning…...

The Mac Observer
macobserver.com > news > apple-fellow-phil-schiller-steps-back-from-app-store-and-events

Apple Fellow Phil Schiller Steps Back From App Store and Events

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) Akshay Kumar is a veteran tech journalist with thousands of posts on publications such as AndroidHeadlines, 91mobiles, TechNerdiness, and GizBot. As a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) in Computer Science, Akshay’s interests lie in all things tech, including iPhones and iOS. Owning…...