App Store in crosshairs as Apple courts developers


(FILES) In this file photo illustration picture taken on April 19, 2018 in Paris shows the tablet and smartphone apps for Google, Amazon, Facebook and the Apple Store. - Apple is set to court software savants at its annual developers conference beginning June 3, 2019 while contending with criticism that the iPhone maker has made its App Store a walled garden.The App Store is the lone shop for content for Apple devices, with the technology giant deciding which software creations to accept and taking a 30 percent cut of financial transactions. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is set to court software savants at its annual developers conference beginning June 3 while contending with criticism that the iPhone maker has made its App Store a walled garden. 

The App Store is the lone shop for content for Apple devices, with the technology giant deciding which software creations to accept and taking a 30% cut of financial transactions. 

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