Apple Debuts Pay-Later Service, iPhone Updates to Developers
- WWDC announcements aim to keep developers and users loyal
- Company also debuts buy-now-pay-later service and new apps
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Apple Inc. unveiled a flurry of new software features and services at its Worldwide Developers Conference, including an updated iPhone lock screen, multitasking features for the iPad and a pay-later service that vaults it further into finance.
The presentation Monday, part of a weeklong event, previews key features for Apple’s developers, which now number 34 million, according to Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook. The wide-ranging upgrades are meant to keep customers loyal and prod them to use more Apple products together -- a key strategy of the world’s most valuable tech company.