The head of Apple’s App Store is leaving as part of a shakeup of the lucrative division that has been under scrutiny by regulators over concerns it has too much power in the mobile software market.
Matt Fischer, a vice president who has run the App Store business since 2010, is leaving the iPhone maker in October, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who asked not to be named because the changes have not yet been announced. The App Store division is being split into two teams: one that oversees Apple’s own store and another that is responsible for alternative app distribution.
Phil Schiller, the executive ultimately responsible for the App Store, is making the changes in response to regulators pushing Apple to allow alternative stores and payment methods for apps on the company’s iPhone, iPad and other devices.
