Digital Markets, Competition & Antitrust
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Shaping Policy That Promotes Competition
It’s imperative policymakers understand digital competition is unlike the hard-goods market. The ideas of finite distribution and product scarcity are almost entirely irrelevant. Instead, we promote smart policy that examines consumer benefits when measuring how well the market is functioning. If competitive and antitrust regulation is too stringent, we risk crippling innovation that pushes society forward.
The Latest on Digital Markets
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Statement from the Developers Alliance on Revising Net Neutrality Rules
Read more: Statement from the Developers Alliance on Revising Net Neutrality RulesContact: Chris Grimm — cgrimm@appdevelopersalliance.org Statement from the Developers Alliance on Revising Net Neutrality Rules Washington, DC — Developers Alliance President and CEO Jake Ward released the following statement regarding…
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Position paper on the Proposal for an E-Privacy Regulation
Read more: Position paper on the Proposal for an E-Privacy RegulationThe Developers Alliance represents software developers and the companies invested in their success.Alliance’s members include businesses of all size, that are leaders in consumer, enterprise, industrial,and emerging software development, along…
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The Future of Mobile Innovation is Bright
Read more: The Future of Mobile Innovation is BrightWhen, two years ago, the European Commission announced its investigation on the Google practices in the mobile ecosystem, the authority prophesied that the Android’s owner was stifling innovation. Since 2015, the reality is different. Innovation in the mobile sector is thriving, as proven by various studies: the Ericsson Mobility Report, from November 2016, recorded…
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Mobile innovation is everywhere
Read more: Mobile innovation is everywhereI recently had an opportunity to join thousands of developers at Facebook’s F8 Developer conference that featured a flurry of announcement ranging from a new Camera Effects Platform for bringing AR to your phone to a new social VR experience called Spaces. A revamp of Messenger doubles down on bots and extends the platform to make…
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Statement from the Developers Alliance on Congressional Consideration of Open Internet Rules
Read more: Statement from the Developers Alliance on Congressional Consideration of Open Internet RulesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Grimm – Chris@appappliance.org Washington, DC — Developers Alliance President and CEO Jake Ward released the following statement regarding Congressional consideration of open Internet rules. “The…
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US Android Consumer Report
Read more: US Android Consumer ReportFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Grimm – cgrimm@appdevelopersalliance.org US Android Consumer ReportStudy Surveyed 3,000 Android Users in the U.S. to Better Understand Consumer App Behavior Washington, D.C. (21st November 2016) –…
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Statement From the Developers Alliance on Google’s Response to the European Commission
Read more: Statement From the Developers Alliance on Google’s Response to the European CommissionFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Grimm — cgrimm@appdevelopersalliance.org Statement From the Developers Alliance on Google’s Response to the European Commission Brussels, BE — Developers Alliance President and CEO Jake Ward…
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Reality Check – The Current State of Competition in the App Ecosystem
Read more: Reality Check – The Current State of Competition in the App EcosystemThanks to its culture and creativity – and to numerous talents living there, a new wave of innovation generates growth and success stories. In the gaming industry, Gameloft created more than 6,000 jobs, most of them working on apps for smartphones. Spotify, Rovio, King are amongst other golden nuggets. The openness of the mobile ecosystem…
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Developers Alliance Releases Global Competition Report
Read more: Developers Alliance Releases Global Competition ReportToday, the Application Developers Alliance released the result of a global survey of mobile app developers and publishers: Competition in the Mobile App Ecosystem. The report shows a healthy mobile app market and an industry that is concerned about being misrepresented and sees unnecessary intervention from external authorities.
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Statement from the Application Developers Alliance on the Federal Communications Commission’s Proposed Privacy Regulations
Read more: Statement from the Application Developers Alliance on the Federal Communications Commission’s Proposed Privacy RegulationsWashington, D.C. (July 11, 2016) – The following statement from the Application Developers Alliance President and CEO Jake Ward was released ahead of tomorrow’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearings in the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and the House Communications and Technology Subcommittee.
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