Microsoft announces new app store rules to prove it’s okay with new laws
.” But it’s apparently making these commitments on a case-by-case basis.
Microsoft outlined its reasoning for the discrepancy between Windows and Xbox. “It’s important to recognize that emerging legislation is being written to address app stores on those platforms that matter most to creators and consumers: PCs, mobile phones, and other general purpose computing devices,” it says. “Emerging legislation is not being written for specialized computing devices, like gaming consoles, for good reasons.
In other words, the console business model requires a walled garden, and courts and lawmakers haven’t said otherwise. For now, Microsoft is making a timely commitment to openness but not upending its games ecosystem just yet.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.
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