The Arizona State Senate, scheduled to vote on a bill Wednesday, would have imposed far-reaching changes on how Apple and Google operate their mobile app stores. It would have
allowed an alternative in-app payment systems, bypassing the two companies. The vote never happened, reports The Verge, having been passed over on the schedule without
explanation. Basecamp co-founder David Heinemeier Hansson, a harsh Apple critic, has accusing Apple of stepping in to stop the vote.