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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Apple and the DMA, Apple and “Or”, A Reluctant Apple Apologist
Apple has unveiled its response to the E.U. Given the company’s insistence on monetizing its intellectual property, the response primarily serves to explain why the current App Store model isn’t the worst thing in the world.
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The Supreme Court Declines to Hear Apple-Epic, Apple’s (Predictable) Response
The Supreme Court declined to hear the Apple Epic case, which means the injunction against Apple’s ban on steering links in apps goes into effect. Apple’s response, though, shows that nothing will change (and no one should be surprised).
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Google Loses Antitrust Case to Epic; The Differences Between Apple and Google, Revisited; The Tying Question
Epic won its antitrust case against Google, which shouldn’t be a surprise to Stratechery readers: the situation is very different than Apple. What matters most in the decision, though, is tying.
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Netflix Earnings, Netflix’s Licensing Pitch, Netflix Gaming Revisited
Netflix’s earnings seemed targeted at other Hollywood Studios losing money on streaming; then, why gaming isn’t a completely terrible idea (and how it works in the App Store)
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Apple, Epic, and the Court of Appeals; Apple’s Federal Victory; Epic’s California Win
Apple seems to have won the Appeals Court case in the Epic antitrust lawsuit, but there was a meaningful victory for developers when it comes to the App Store’s anti-steering provision.
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EU Narrows Apple Case, Snap’s My AI
The European Commission closes on a ruling that makes sense for Apple’s App Store, and Snap launches their own OpenAI-powered chat bot