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I don't know what that 15% figure means (the number of devices?) but that's probably irrelevant. As of 2019 App Store's total revenue is $14.2 billion vs Google
by abiogenesis 6y ago
I don't know what that 15% figure means (the number of devices?) but that's probably irrelevant. As of 2019 App Store's total revenue is $14.2 billion vs Google Play Store's $7.7 billion.
It looks more like 65% vs 35%, if we exclude other app stores.
- scarface74 6y agoSo now we need the government to get involved because poor little Google can’t create a compelling ecosystem?
- imafish 6y agoNo. We need government involved because Apple are using mafia methods to extract 15-30% revenue out of app developers who do not even want to use the App Store but are forced to do so if they want to cater to smartphone users. If Apple is sitting on 65% of the app revenue worldwide they must surely be viewed as a monopoly.
- scarface74 6y agoHow is this different than what console makers have been doing since the 80s? Nintendo not only charges a fee for each third party game sold, it also forced third party game makers to use its manufacturing facilities. If Google can’t make a competitive ecosystem, it only has itself to blame. Also revenue has never been the deciding factor on what a “monopoly” is.