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End of the Road
Read more: End of the RoadAfter a decade of advocating for the developer community, the time has come to wind down the Developers Alliance. For some of you, this may come as a shock. As…
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Position on the European Commission’s proposal for Regulation on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services
Read more: Position on the European Commission’s proposal for Regulation on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation servicesThe Developers Alliance represents software developers and the companies invested in their success.The Alliance’s members include businesses of all sizes that are leaders in consumer, enterprise,industrial, and emerging software development,…
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Say Goodbye to App Stores
Read more: Say Goodbye to App StoresTwo related items crossed my desktop today, either of which will seriously disrupt how developers use app stores to get their software to market. In the U.S., the Supreme Court agreed to weigh in on whether Apple can be sued by consumers for the markup it places on applications purchased through its App Store. Meanwhile, in the EU,…
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EU Parliament Research Shows a Growing App Economy
Read more: EU Parliament Research Shows a Growing App Economy2018 marks the ten year anniversary of the app ecosystem. In 2008 both Apple’s App Store and Google Play were launched, radically changing the way consumers interface with their devices.Since then, the app economy has grown significantly and at a very fast pace, as shown by the latest report on the state of play in…
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EU Copyright Directive Could Have Same Global Impact as GDPR
Read more: EU Copyright Directive Could Have Same Global Impact as GDPRImagine if Github, a web-based platform that allows users to upload and share code, had to filter through each content upload before it was posted to ensure some part of it wasn’t already claimed by copyright holders. Imagine having to do that on your platform for each piece of public user uploaded content. That future…
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Alliance Joins 55+ Industry Groups to Warn About ePrivacy Regulation
Read more: Alliance Joins 55+ Industry Groups to Warn About ePrivacy RegulationOn 31 May the Developers Alliance joined over 55 industry groups representing all sectors of the technology industry to caution against the ePrivacy Regulation being considered by European institutions.
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Proposed ePrivacy Regulation to affect all European industries and cost more than €500 billion in reduced annual turnover
Read more: Proposed ePrivacy Regulation to affect all European industries and cost more than €500 billion in reduced annual turnoverA 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…
