Apple Outlines New App Store Child Protections - MOSK: 02.28.2025

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🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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0:00.0	This is MacOS Ken.
0:08.9	IDC's worried about PC sales.
0:11.7	Apple makes moves on child protection and apps.
0:15.5	And one of Apple's DRC cases seems to have gone away.
0:19.9	It is Friday the 28th of February, 2025.
0:24.2	I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from MacOS Ken.
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0:59.0	macOS cam.
1:03.1	So IDC is kind of sort of getting nervous about tablet and PC sales for 2025, sort of.
1:11.9	A release from the market tracker Thursday says weakening market sentiment and U.S. tariffs on China
1:17.8	look to be driving a reduction in demand for those devices.
1:23.1	They think tablets will basically be flat, technically shrinking 0.8%.
1:28.8	While PCs are still expected to grow 3.7%, that is less than the firm had expected.
1:36.8	It'll be driven by business, and even that they're not sure about.
1:41.8	While the firm says it expects commercial and school renewal projects to be
1:46.0	the biggest driver for 2025, it also says budgets and other constraints will leave some to
1:52.1	choose in-place upgrades or pay for extended Windows 10 support. Apple is focusing on child account set up an age assurance in the app store.
2:03.6	A piece from Mac Rumors on Thursday had the Cooper Tino Company unveiling new features that are
2:09.6	designed to make children safer online, including an updated age range system, a simpler
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