As pressure grows for Apple to support app purchases from outside its App Store, reports the company has fired App Store staffers for 'business misconduct' should send a little chill up your spine.

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Apple appeared to experience a widespread outage on Wednesday afternoon, with users reporting trouble using the App Store. The issues began around 11 am ET, according to a spike in reports on ...