"Simply put, we work hard to keep bad apps out of the App Store Senate Bill 2333 could require us to let them in," Neuenschwander said. Phones running Google's Android software can already use alternative app stores. Last week, Erik Neuenschwander, an Apple official who focuses on privacy engineering, testified that the bill "threatens to destroy iPhone as you know it" and that Apple customers can buy other brands of smartphones if they want. It would only apply to companies based in North Dakota.Īpple opposes the bill. The North Dakota bill targeted Apple's fees by requiring companies that make more than $10 million per year in the state through app stores - essentially, just Apple and Google - would be required to offer alternative payment processors for purchases through the app store, allowing developers to avoid Apple or Google's cut. If the state senate had passed it, it would still have been debated and voted on in the North Dakota house. state-level legislation to address the Apple and Google app stores, which take fees from app store sales up to 30%, including in-app purchases of digital items. North Dakota's bill is the first major U.S.
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