Survey of Software Developers Underscores Importance of Supreme Court Review of Oracle v Google Case
Survey Finds 91% of Developers Concerned Current Ruling Will Result in New and Higher Costs, Some Companies Going Out of Business.
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The Specter of Fragmentation is Back
Google’s compliance with the European Commission’s decision on the Android antitrust case risks increasing market fragmentation and costs for developers and consumers.
Read MoreThe End of the App Economy Golden Age
The Developers Alliance is disappointed at the European Commission’s decision in its Android investigation. Today’s decision will inevitably lead to changes to Android’s free, open source model which, in time, will harm the Android ecosystem, rather than help it grow.
Read MoreProposed ePrivacy Regulation to affect all European industries and cost more than €500 billion in reduced annual turnover
A report commissioned by the Developers Alliance and produced by London Economics shows that the proposed ePrivacy Regulation being discussed in Brussels is potentially costly, definitely confusing, and likely to reduce innovation and investment across the EU. The total costs could soar as high as €551.9 billion annually in reduced turnover, with an impact far beyond the technology sector.
Read MoreJoined up thinking on emergency apps: your fridge can talk to your phone, so why can’t emergency services apps communicate? EENA to the rescue
There are hundreds of emergency services applications in use across Europe, but they can currently only be used locally. In 2018, this should be a cause for alarm, so public safety organisation, EENA, together with Beta 80, Deveryware and the Developers Alliance, is going to do something about it.
Read MoreDevelopers Alliance Reacts to the Publication of the European Commission Proposal on Fairness in Platforms-to-Business Relations
Developers Alliance Press Release on the Publication of the European Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Promoting Fairness and Transparency for Business Users of Online Intermediation Services and Online Search Engines in the Digital Single Market
Read MoreDevelopers Alliance Joins Industry Letter to President on Tariffs
On March 18, the Developers Alliance joined over forty associations representing many industries including technology, to warn against trade tariffs on China. You can download the letter here.
Read MoreDevelopers Alliance reaction to the statements of Bruno Le Maire, France’s Economy Minister on the relationship between developers and app stores
Developers Alliance Director of European Policy and Government Relations, Michela Palladino, released the following reaction to the statements of Bruno Le Maire, France’s Economy Minister on the relationship between developers and app stores, such as Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Read MoreIndustry associations reiterate concerns about consequences of upcoming fairness in platform-to-business relations regulation
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 MoreTech industry calls for more ambitious data flow provisions in EU trade agreements
Today the Developers Alliance and CCIA Europe sent a letter to the European Parliament on the European Commission’s proposed “provisions on cross-border data flows and personal data protection in EU trade and investment agreements”.
Read MoreDevelopers Alliance joins other stakeholders calling for caution and urgent consideration on the tackling of illegal content
Today a group of industry and civil society representatives sent a letter urging the European Commission to uphold its promise to continue dialogues and exchanges with stakeholders on how best to tackle illegal content online.
Read MoreDevelopers Caution European Commission Against Fragmenting Mobile Market
Thursday, 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…
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