9 Best Articles in 2021
The New York Times
Inside Amazon Go, a Store of the Future
The New York Times
4 min read · From 2018 · The technology inside Amazon’s new convenience store, opening Monday in downtown Seattle, enables a shopping experience like no other — including no checkout lines.
medium.com
How to Make $80,000 Per Month on the Apple App Store
medium.com
9 min read · From 2017 · It’s far easier than you think. No luck or perseverance necessary.
Khoi Vinh
Illustration in the App Store
Khoi Vinh
6 min read · From 2018 · Apple’s dramatically redesigned App Store got a decent amount of attention when it debuted last year with iOS 11, but its unique success as a hybrid of product design and editorial design has gone …
youdownloadtheappanditdoesntwork.com
You Download the App and it Doesn't Work
youdownloadtheappanditdoesntwork.com
2020-06-19 · Examples of capriciousness in App Store policymaking.
apple.com
The App Store turns 10
apple.com
~15 min read · From 2018 · When Apple introduced the App Store on July 10, 2008 with 500 apps, it ignited a cultural, social and economic phenomenon.
WIRED
Amazon Underground, a New Kind of App Store, Is Blowin’ Up
WIRED
5 min read · From 2016 · Amazon's clever new app store model is growing seriously fast.
The Verge
Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store
The Verge
6 min read · 2020-08-13 · Apple says Epic is violating its App Store guidelines.
Stratechery
Apple, Epic, and the App Store
Stratechery
~11 min read · 2020-08-17 · The App Store is not one thing: it is installation, payments, and customer management; the further Apple gets from iOS, the worse its actions are for users and developers.
The Business of Fashion
H&M Tests New Store Concept
The Business of Fashion
5 min read · From 2018 · At a spruced-up pilot store in Stockholm, the chain is testing new concepts that mark a break with its past, and partly echo some tactics already deployed by rivals to attract shoppers.
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The Verge
Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple
The Verge
3 min read · Sep 10th · The app store model on trial.
apple.com
Apple, US developers agree to App Store updates
apple.com
3 min read · Aug 27th · Apple today announced a number of changes coming to the App Store that, pending court approval, will resolve a class action suit from US developers.
The Washington Post
Apple will let developers accept payment outside App Store, in major concession amid antitrust pressure
The Washington Post
Aug 27th · Apple said app developers could accept payment outside of its App Store.
The Verge
Google’s ‘Project Hug’ paid out huge sums to keep game devs in the Play Store, Epic filing…
The Verge
2 min read · Aug 19th · Google made sure popular games stayed on the Play Store.
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Dan Counsell
10 Styles of App Store Screenshots
Dan Counsell
From 2016 · App Store screenshots are really, really important, if done correctly they can convince more users browsing the store to download your app. Unfortunately …
The Verge
Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent for most developers starting January 1st
The Verge
5 min read · 2020-11-18 · A substantial change to Apple’s longstanding App Store cut.
TechCrunch
Facebook’s Messenger Bot Store could be the most important launch since the App Store
TechCrunch
7 min read · From 2016 · If Facebook announces the “Messenger Bot Store” at F8, as many predict, it would be arguably the most consequential event for the tech industry since Apple announced the App Store and iPhone…
OneZero
The End of App Stores Is Rapidly Approaching
OneZero
7 min read · From 2019 · Progressive web apps may soon free you from Google Play and the iOS App Store
CodePen.IO
Need to store some data?
CodePen.IO
2 min read · From 2018 · Got some data you need to store? Chris takes you through eight great options to check out.
apple.com
Apple announces App Store Small Business Program
apple.com
1 min read · 2020-11-18 · New developer program accelerates innovation and helps small businesses and independent developers propel their businesses forward on the App Store.
appreviewtimes.com
Average App Store Review Times
appreviewtimes.com
3 min read · From 2014 · What is this? This site tracks the average App Store review times for both the iOS and the Mac App Store using data crowdsourced from iOS and Mac developers. Who is collecting this data? We are Shiny…
Stratechery
Rethinking the App Store
Stratechery
~14 min read · 2020-08-25 · Assume that Apple is going to win versus Epic: what is a reasonable approach to the App Store that will gain more developer support?
