The Ever-Changing App Store
How Subscriptions, Regulation, and AI Are Reshaping the World of Apps
AppStories · Federico Viticci, John Voorhees
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Show Notes
This week, Federico and John explore current changes to the world of apps through the lens of its past evolution.
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The Evolving App Store
- Some of our 2025 coverage about the changing app environment:
- Apple Recreated the App Store on the Web with No Way to Download or Buy Apps
- Apple Removes ICEBlock and Similar Apps From the App Store Under Pressure From the DOJ
- EU Sets DMA Compliance Deadline in App Store Anti-Steering Dispute
- Developers and Platforms React as App Store Rules Change in the U.S.
- A Breach of Trust Apple Held in Contempt Over App Store Rules