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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen Coje_He for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, October 14 (Xinhua)-- Foreign media Windows Central said in a report on Friday that its sources said Microsoft was building a "mobile Steam" that would offer developers "more favorable" terms than Apple is currently doing on iOS, just as Epic Games competes with Steam on Windows.

The reason is that Apple is finally expected to allow App on iOS devices "in the near future" because the EU Digital Market Act was approved in 2022. According to EU regulations, Apple must allow App and app stores to be side-loaded on its mobile devices by March 6, 2024, and Microsoft is "preparing for that day".

Microsoft hopes to gain a certain market share from Apple by providing developers with more favorable terms, plus several popular exclusive games such as "my World", "Diablo", "call of Duty", "Mobile Game" and "Warcraft".

British antitrust regulator CMA officially approved Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the developer of call of Duty, on Friday local time, after the deal changes largely addressed the agency's concerns.

According to CTOnews.com 's previous report, foreign media The Times interviewed Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft Xbox, in February this year. Spencer revealed the following information at that time:

Through this deal, Microsoft hopes to increase the competitiveness of mobile app stores in the future. At present, the mobile app mall is mainly dominated by Google and Apple, and the market needs a new competitor.

…… In building an open and healthy mobile world, creating reliable third-party alternative malls for mobile devices is bound to be supported by regulators. It's just that we still have a long way to go to achieve this goal.

Spencer revealed more about the plan in a separate interview in March, saying he wanted to bring his Xbox games and games from other publishers to various types of screens. "We can't do that on mobile devices today, but we want to build a world where we think they will be open."

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