The North Dakota state senate on Tuesday rejected a controversial bill that would have allowed app developers to sell their apps without going through the app stores operated by big tech companies like Apple and Google, according to state Rep. Karla Rose Hanson. Senate Bill 2333 would’ve barred companies that make more than $10 million a year in in app distribution revenue — which include Apple Inc. and Google LLC — from requiring developers to use only one app store as the exclusive mode of distribution.