China May Probe Apple in Response to Tariffs - MOSK: 02.06.2025

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🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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0:00.0	This is Mac OS Ken.
0:19.3	China is an App Store probe. Word of screen reading malware in the app store, and fix your M4 Mac your own damn self.
0:29.0	It is Thursday the 6th of February 2025.
0:33.0	I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from MacOS Ken. Br brought to you by yours truly and sponsored by Factor
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1:16.6	The question, who could have seen this coming?
1:21.0	The answer?
1:22.9	Anybody.
1:23.9	Anybody could have seen this coming.
1:26.4	Apple Insider cites a Bloomberg report that says China is
1:30.9	eyeing an antitrust investigation into Apple's App Store practices, apparently in retaliation
1:36.7	against the Trump administration's 10% tariffs on goods from China. According to the report,
1:43.5	the new U.S. trade tariffs, ostensibly imposed on China,
1:47.9	will be paid by U.S. businesses and consumers, not China or any other foreign country. But they mean
1:55.0	higher prices for Americans, which will mean a decrease in sales, so China has been announcing retaliatory measures.
2:03.1	What they're said to be looking into is App Store practices and fees.
2:08.7	Maybe you're thinking, yeah, them in every other country, what makes this retaliatory?
2:14.4	Well, first, there is the timing.
2:17.0	Additionally, though, the piece says China already investigated the App Store and concluded
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