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Apple Ecosystem Numbers Overwhelm: Antitrust Lawsuit in Sight?

Published in October 19th, 2009

Posted by ChairmanMEOW! in Digital Thoughts

On Tuesday Apple will cross over 100,000 apps on the App Store for an installed base of ~50 million devices. On Thursday Microsoft will launch Windows 7 with 8500 apps “certified” for an installed base of 1 billion PCs. iPhone: not your father’s ecosystem. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fmeownewsletter.com%2F2009%2F10%2F19%2Fapple-ecosystem-numbers-overwhelm-antitrust-lawsuit-in-sight%2F’; addthis_title = ‘Apple+Ecosystem+Numbers+Overwhelm%3A+Antitrust+Lawsuit+in+Sight%3F’; addthis_pub = ”;

Apple: In-app Purchasing Merges Apps and Content

Published in October 19th, 2009

Posted by ChairmanMEOW! in Digital Thoughts

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The implications of the newly announced app transaction model are profound. To begin with, consider the following: 10 MB limit – Developers can now get their apps under 10MB now in much more easily. This allows them to take advantage of users downloading over the carrier networks and not wi-fi. They can offer more content [...]