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Apple’s $100 Billion-a-Year App Store Will Never Be the Same

The App Store on an iPhone.
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By Mark Gurman

May 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC

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Apple’s $100 billion-a-year App Store business will never be the same again after getting upended by lawsuits. Also: Inside Apple’s artificial intelligence crisis and what comes next; new details on iOS 19, iPadOS 19 and visionOS 3; and CarPlay Ultra is finally ready — if you can afford it.

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