All posts tagged: App Store

The situation for Apple resembles a two-front war

December 18, 2020
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 18th, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. “We’re standing up to Apple for small business everywhere.” That is what Facebook wrote in a series of full-page ads in American newspapers this week. The situation for Apple is now beginning to resemble a two-front war when both Silicon Valley and the media world attack […]

Apple’s response is a cynical move with no effect

November 18, 2020
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 18, 2020. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The Apple Tax. That’s what critics usually call the fee that the company charges developers when they sell through the App Store. Now it is cut in half for the smallest players, all to appease the court of public opinion. The cost for Apple? At best, […]

8 out of 10 top apps make no money through the app stores

January 5, 2017
by Björn Jeffery
Medium

Just before the new year, Nielsen published a list of the top smartphone apps of 2016. The list is based on average unique users which is a way of measuring, although it would have a hard time scaling to a longer list due to the lack of data (the sample is 9,000 panelists). Nielsen image, with my highlighting on the right. More interesting is the ownership of the apps and their respective business models. There are […]