Today a group of industry representatives, including the Developers Alliance, sent a letter to the European Commission on the forthcoming initiative on fairness in platform-to-business relations.
Read MoreThursday, 18 January 2018 Contact: Michela Palladino – michela@developersalliance.org BRUSSELS — Today the Developers Alliance, joined by dozens of mobile application developers, sent a letter to the European Commission cautioning against…
Read MoreNear the end of the survey, we asked developer and publishers for advice they would want to pass to the platforms they work with. What was instructive in their comments was that no one said they wanted a handout. There weren’t complaints about bigger businesses, or the competition for time and resources where they are frequently deprioritized. There weren’t requests for special favors or “fairer” treatment. They believe the system in which they operate is working, not in need of overhaul.
Read MoreIn response to the European Commission’s announcement of the intention to introduce new legislation to govern the relationship between platforms and businesses, the Developers Alliance conducted a survey of European-based developers and publishers to examine the need for such intervention. Over the course of several weeks in October 2017, we surveyed over 110 European-based developers and publishers on their experiences.
Read MoreOn 27 June, the Developers Alliance organized a Tech Policy Dialogue on “The Next Challenges for the EU Mobile Economy” in Brussels. The session brought together representatives from the EU institutions and the industry to explore the state of competition in Europe and discuss the role of government in the app marketplace.
Read MoreWhen, 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…
I 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 it far easier for businesses to interact with customers. And more amazing…
Read MoreFOR 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) –…
Read MoreFOR 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…
Read MoreThanks 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 permits to companies to enter quickly on the market and to compete, sometimes with established ones.
Read MoreToday, 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.
Read MoreWhile the magic of apps is simple and elegant offerings that consumers enjoy, hidden from view is a complex web of intertwined co-dependent parties that the Alliance calls “the app ecosystem.” In order to succeed and convert an idea into a business, app developers and publishers rely on many ecosystem partners, including high-quality operating systems and devices, and providers of analytics, advertising and marketing services.
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