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 Apple will open its flagship India retail store in Mumbai next month, after several delays, soon to be followed by another store in New Delhi, reports The Economic Times, citing industry executives.
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Microsoft is preparing to launch an Xbox store on iOS and Android as early as next year, according to Phil Spencer. The head of the company's gaming division shared the timeline in a Financial Times interview published on Monday, noting the plan is dependent on regulators approving Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
"We want to be in a position to offer Xbox and content from both us and our third-party partners across any screen where somebody would want to play," Spencer told the outlet. "Today, we can't do that on mobile devices but we want to build towards a world that we think will be coming where those devices are opened up."
Microsoft first revealed it was working on an Xbox store for mobile devices in regulatory documents the company filed with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) last year. At the time, the tech giant didn't provide a timeline for the plan, noting only its proposed merger with Activision Blizzard would play a critical role. Spencer was more direct on Monday. "The Digital Markets Act that's coming — those are the kinds of things that we are planning for," he said. "I think it's a huge opportunity."
Under the Digital Markets Acts (DMA), major platforms the European Union designates as "gatekeepers" will be required to open their devices to competing app stores. Last fall, a
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