This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 17th, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. A court ruling on the so-called “Apple tax” looked set to cost the American tech giant billions. But a similar case reveals how the company plans to circumvent the court’s intent. Critics have called it a tax — but one levied by one of the […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 7th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. OpenAI has borrowed the strategy of Silicon Valley’s most successful company. Now they want to become the app store of the AI era. It is called “Cerebral Valley” these days — something like Brain Valley or the Intellectual Valley. The small hipster neighbourhood in San […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on January 22nd, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. He created the teen app that launched and sold within a hundred days. The former Meta employee has now done what CEO Mark Zuckerberg cannot — for the second time. There are around 1.8 million apps in Apple’s App Store. Of those, only 37 reached […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 29th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Now that Elon Musk has woken up to Apple’s “tax,” Spotify gains a loud new ally. But Musk is playing a high-stakes game — and his newly acquired Twitter cannot afford to lose it. Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is a busy man. On top […]
This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 2nd, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. For years, Swedish gaming company King has dominated the charts with Candy Crush Saga. A young Turkish studio is now looking increasingly like a genuine challenger. The mobile gaming market is made up of countless micro-genres where developers compete to be the best. In what […]
Eleven Android apps leaked user data to a firm tied to the US defense industry. Apple's walled garden looks better every time one of these stories breaks.
Apple paid Analysis Group to publish a report arguing Spotify and Netflix beat Apple Music and Apple TV. The motive: soften the DMA before it lands.
As Microsoft and Sony consolidate the gaming industry, Apple's quiet dominance in mobile gaming is under threat. A Nintendo acquisition could be the answer.
Apple enforces its App Store rules with an iron hand everywhere except China. With the digital yuan launching at the Beijing Olympics, expect another round of exceptions.
This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 2nd, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Developers and legislators around the world are questioning Apple’s business model. Slowly, the company has been forced to back down. But the latest concession will not solve the big app conflict. “Once we are making over $1B a year in profit from the App Store, is […]
