App Stores
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Apple’s App Store Concession, Why This is a Big Deal, Devil in the Details
Apple announced a major change to the App Store; is the company doing the bare minimum possible, or finally making concessions that are long overdue?
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China’s Video Game Restrictions, South Korea Passes App Store Payments Law
China’s new video game restrictions point to broader China-related trends, while South Korea strikes the first blow against the App Stores.
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Apple’s Settlement, Explicit Imprimatur, Additional Notes
Apple’s settlement announcement wasn’t as big of a concession as advertised, but it wasn’t nothing. Plus, the Apple News Partner Program
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Apple Versus Governments, Apple’s Legitimate Privacy Claims, Privacy and Paranoia
The pushback to Apple’s move suggests that people are more concerned about their devices spying on them than they are third parties tracking them.
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Google Sued Over Play Store, The Differences Between Apple and Google, Changing the Rules
Google is facing another antitrust lawsuit, this time over the App Store; it’s a more compelling case than Apple v. Epic.
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Didi Removed From App Stores, China vs. Tech, CAID and Chinese Privacy
China’s move against Didi didn’t happen in isolation: it’s the latest in a series of moves that should give investors pause.
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Shopify Lowers Developer Fees, Scaling Digital Suppliers, The Power of App Stores
Shopify is lowering fees for developers, which makes sense given it is operating an app store, the Internet’s most powerful business model.