iOS App Store
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WWDC highlighted how Apple’s differentiation is based on integration; the company ought not risk that differentiation for exploitive App Store policies.
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There are all kinds of arguments to make about the App Store, and nearly all of them are good ones; that’s why the best solution can only come from Apple.
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Apple’s new Podcast Subscription service is what the App Store should be: a great Apple experience competing for customers.
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Assume that Apple is going to win versus Epic: what is a reasonable approach to the App Store that will gain more developer support?
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The App Store is not one thing: it is installation, payments, and customer management; the further Apple gets from iOS, the worse its actions are for users and developers.
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Apple’s case before the Supreme Court is about standing; Apple has a strong case. That, though, doesn’t mean the App Store isn’t a monopoly — and that Apple isn’t increasingly predicated on rent-seeking.
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Lobbying Congress, Apple’s Report, What About Consumers?
Apple is belatedly waking up to its Congressional risk; Congress, though, needs to consider the risks of unintended consequences.
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Apple and Creators; Fanhouse and a Middle Way; Pragmatism and Conversions
Apple is receiving objections from the creator economy about its share, but it is likely that creators will have to accepts Apple’s terms as they are.
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ShazamKit and Weather, iOS 15’s New Privacy Approach, Mail Privacy Protection and Newsletters
Apple and Microsoft have similar approaches to developers, and iOS 15’s approach to privacy is better than iOS 14.
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Integrated Apple and App Store Risk
WWDC highlighted how Apple’s differentiation is based on integration; the company ought not risk that differentiation for exploitive App Store policies.
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Apple Ads and the Anti-Steering Argument, Additional Follow-up
Apple’s argument defending its anti-steering provisions also explain the company’s approach to its burgeoning ad business.
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App Store Arguments
There are all kinds of arguments to make about the App Store, and nearly all of them are good ones; that’s why the best solution can only come from Apple.
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Epic v. Apple Trial Begins, EU Files Statement of Objections, Who Owns the App?
Why I expect Apple to win Apple v. Epic, even as they get themselves in more political hot water.