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The ethics of Apple’s closed ecosystem app store

The ethics of Apple’s closed ecosystem app store

This July marks the tenth birthday of the iOS App Store. The App Store originally launched alongside the release of the 3G model– 12 months after the original iPhone. The store gave developers the opportunity to write third party native apps for the iPhone, as long as they paid the 30% commission to Apple. Unlike competing android devices, however, you […] … learn more→