This Week in Apple: Answer hazy, ask again later

Like in three days. Yes, another WWDC is nigh as Apple gets slapped down by the courts (a-gain). Apple teases us for next week’s operating system reveals and could we see a new one this year?

Nice try

Apple took a big swing and a miss at a fastball low and away, striking out at trying to stay a court order against the company’s anti-steering App Store policy.

“Apple ordered to keep web links in the App Store”

An appeals court rejected Apple’s request to block an order enabling external links.

Well, it was worth asking, wasn’t it?

Mmm, you could make a pretty good case it was not, in terms of developer and customer good will, actually, but who’s counting?

It’s a nice win for developers going into WWDC25, where Apple is expected to announce iOS 26. 25, 26, whatever it takes. Glad they fixed that confusing numbering! Now we just have an off by one situation.…