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Carson Oliver

Apple executive and 14-year App Store veteran, vice president of the App Store, who oversees its day-to-day operations and reports to Eddy Cue.

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productConfirmed3 publishers

Hello Games says iPhone support for No Man's Sky will follow player numbers

Hello Games will release No Man's Sky on iPhone and iPad on October 28 without multiplayer or planetary settlements. Sean Murray compares the iOS version to the original Switch launch, a port the studio later expanded for Switch 2.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 28%
Operator
Operator 28%
Investor
Investor 44%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+8
Incentives55
Confidence70
productConfirmed4 publishers

Apple hands its deal team back to the CFO who scrapped its cash target

Apple named Steve Smith to run mergers and acquisitions and put the deal team back under finance chief Kevan Parekh, replacing Adrian Perica. Parekh ended Apple's net-cash-neutral policy in May, a change analysts read as room to buy.

Perspective Coverage

7 publishers
Builder
Builder 11%
Operator
Operator 50%
Investor
Investor 39%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence70
productConfirmed5 publishers

Apple restarts its hunt for App Store margin with Schiller out of the chair

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that Ternus and Cue want more from a store he estimates at $30bn a year, at a moment when Appfigures has US commission revenue falling and the Supreme Court has yet to rule.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 41%
Operator
Operator 28%
Investor
Investor 31%

Reality

Evidence40
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives60
Confidence50