Apple Mistakingly Underestimated News App Audience

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Apple has some apologizing to do. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple’s senior vice president of internet software and services Eddy Cue said that because of a glitch, the company had been underestimating the audience for its Apple News app.

Cue said that while more than 40 million Apple users have tried the News app—which launched last September with more than 50 news outlets as partners—he had no idea how many returned after the first go or how many users went on to visit partners’ sites.

“We’re

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