Arizona Senate skips vote on bill HB2005, which would have forced Apple and Google to let apps in their app stores use alternative in-app payment systems (Nick Statt/The Verge)

Arizona Senate skips vote on invoice HB2005, which might have pressured Apple and Google to let apps of their app shops use various in-app cost techniques — The invoice went poof — The Arizona State Senate was scheduled to vote an unprecedented and controversial invoice on Wednesday …