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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An Interview with Eric Seufert about Apple, Facebook, and Mobile Advertising
A quick rumination on where Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs were similar, and then an interview with Eric Seufert about mobile advertising and the dispute between Apple and Facebook.
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More on the App Store, Hard Mode Follow-Up, Airbnb’s Complicated Costs
Apple’s App Store changes are genuinely a good deal for small publishers, and make me feel more favorable about the entire business. Then, Airbnb’s costs, particularly marketing, are too hard to understand.
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Facebook Gaming, Facebook’s Innovation, Apple and Facebook
Facebook Gaming is perhaps the most innovative game streaming service; Apple should embrace it.
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An Interview with Microsoft Executive Vice-President of Gaming Phil Spencer
How gaming has changed at Microsoft, Xbox’s strategy for the next generation, and what is going on with iOS