The North Dakota Senate yesterday voted against a new bill to open third-party iOS app stores.
Congressman Kyle Davison said last week that he is proposing to allow developers to use third-party app stores other than the App Store and payment processors other than Apple Pay. Kyle Davison tried to argue that the law should level the playing field for app developers in North Dakota and protect everyone from “disruptive fees levied by big tech companies like Apple and Google.”
Apple Senior Engineer Erik Neuenschwander said immediately after this information emerged that “this law will destroy the iPhone and undermine privacy, security and performance.”
This law, if passed, would not allow Apple to require developers to use only the App Store and Apple Pay, but after yesterday’s meeting, Apple can breathe a sigh of relief. At least until new bills appear. It is already known that Arizona and Georgia are going to take similar steps.
This initiative is supported by the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF), which includes Epic Games, Spotify, Deezer and others. We will remind, Epic Games has filed an official antitrust complaint against Apple to the European Commission.
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