Late last year, we learned that a Microsoft iOS app store was in development, and now the company has announced that it will be launching will take place in July.
It will initially be limited to Microsoft's own games, but will later be made available to other iPhone game developers, giving them an alternative to the official Apple app. Store …
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EU Digital Act markets (DMA) requires Apple to allow the use of third-party app stores on iPhone, and the company has responded by announcing its compliance plans.
It is unclear whether these plans actually comply. antitrust law, but it at least opens the way for third-party app stores for iOS.
Altstore is one of the first of them to allow the transition from unofficial to official status – and Microsoft also announced back in December of last year year, the company announced the launch of its own application store for mobile games.
App Store Microsoft iOS will open in July
At the time, the company declined to say when its own app store would open, but Bloomberg reports that Microsoft has now said it will open in July.
Also new is the announcement that the app store will open. will take the form of a website, not an application.
Microsoft Corp In July . will launch its own online store for mobile game supplies, creating an alternative to Apple Inc.'s app stores. and Google and their fees.
The browser store will debut Microsoft's own games, offering discounts on in-game items related to games like Candy Crush Saga. Xbox President Sarah Bond announced the move Thursday at the Bloomberg Technology Summit. Microsoft would later open a store for other publishers.
The Candy Crush franchise was originally created by King Digital and then acquired by Activision Blizzard, which was later bought by Microsoft.
The company decided to create website because it allows it to offer games for all platforms in one place.
The store will be operated by the Xbox division.
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