App Stores
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An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce Winners and Losers
An interview with Michael Morton about Shopify’s enterprise business, Amazon’s long-term dominance, and host of other e-commerce topics.
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Apple and the Monopoly Question, iPhone Market Share, Apple’s Durability
More on the Apple antitrust case, and the pertinent question of whether or not the iPhone has dominant market share. Then, why the DOJ’s theory of the case is fundamentally flawed.
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United States v. Apple
Apple is being sued by the DOJ, but most of the complaints aren’t about the App Store. I think, though, Apple’s approach to the App Store is what led to this case.
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Walmart Earnings, Walmart Connect and Closing the Loop, Walmart Acquires Vizio
Walmart is focused on building an advertising business, and acquiring a TV maker makes perfect sense in that regard.
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Apple Fined by European Commission, Apple’s Spotify Press Release, Apple Revokes Epic’s Developer Account (Again)
Apple’s response to their European Commission fine and their (re)suspension of Epic’s developer account suggest that the company truly believes they own nothing to developers.
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Xbox’s Announcement; Microsoft’s Messy Middle; Apple in Europe, Continued
The specifics of Microsoft’s Xbox announcements don’t portend big changes, and economic factors explain why. Then, more Apple news from the EU.