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But if they're separate App Stores, why does Apple repeatedly say they're a single App Store? They do it again here: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/11/app

But if they're separate App Stores, why does Apple repeatedly say they're a single App Store? They do it again here: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/11/apple-unveils-app-store-award-winners-the-best-apps-and-games-of-2023/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/11/apple-unveils-app-sto... > "This year’s winners include developers from across the world, whose apps and games were chosen by the App Store’s Editorial team for providing users with meaningful experiences and inspiring cultural change." Note: not "the App Stores' Editorial team" > This year’s winners showcase the scope of creativity, technical innovation, and design possible across the App Store and Apple’s ecosystem. That sounds a lot like one App Store for the whole ecosystem?

wlesieutre 3y ago
You half expect them to try saying "Umm actually, the App Store running on each device is a distinct store so we have two billion individual App Stores."
mckn1ght 3y ago
They also break out the awards per platform. There are best apps for iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV and Mac, same with games. I seriously doubt that simple grammatical usage examples from a page like this would be enough. More likely the structure of the app stores and whether they're separate or not would have to be outlined in detail in a legal document like their Terms of Service (which admittedly I haven't scoured very thoroughly at all).
- wlesieutre 3y ago
  Sure, and if my grocery store had an awards ceremony for best foods of the year with separate categories for produce and chips and desserts does that mean each aisle is a separate grocery store?
  - mckn1ght 3y ago
    They wanted to make a point about the usages on that page, I simply provided more usages from the page that run counter to their argument. I’m not arguing the merits of the usages on the page in general; I think it’s not very relevant. The strongest point that I think could relate is that you can’t download an app from the Mac app store onto an iPhone to run. In this light, it’s like a corporation owning separate fruit stand, bakery and butcher shops.

wlesieutre 3y ago

You half expect them to try saying "Umm actually, the App Store running on each device is a distinct store so we have two billion individual App Stores."

mckn1ght 3y ago

They also break out the awards per platform. There are best apps for iPhone, iPad, Watch, TV and Mac, same with games. I seriously doubt that simple grammatical usage examples from a page like this would be enough. More likely the structure of the app stores and whether they're separate or not would have to be outlined in detail in a legal document like their Terms of Service (which admittedly I haven't scoured very thoroughly at all).

wlesieutre 3y ago
Sure, and if my grocery store had an awards ceremony for best foods of the year with separate categories for produce and chips and desserts does that mean each aisle is a separate grocery store?
- mckn1ght 3y ago
  They wanted to make a point about the usages on that page, I simply provided more usages from the page that run counter to their argument. I’m not arguing the merits of the usages on the page in general; I think it’s not very relevant. The strongest point that I think could relate is that you can’t download an app from the Mac app store onto an iPhone to run. In this light, it’s like a corporation owning separate fruit stand, bakery and butcher shops.