TL;DR: Microsoft attributes its delayed Xbox mobile store launch to Apple's restrictive App Store policies, which block alternative in-app purchases and limit user communication. Despite court rulings ...

App stores, like Google Play and those from Apple and Amazon, emerged so quickly that few understand much about them other than that they distribute free and purchased mobile apps. Russian search ...

It's impossible to imagine modern life without smartphone apps, but there's an alternate universe where they never took off. When the idea of an app store for the iPhone was first proposed to him, ...

Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s head of gaming, has told the Financial Times Microsoft would like to launch Xbox-branded mobile gaming app stores on both Android and iOS — ideally as soon as next year.

Mobile app store discovery is fundamentally broken. That’s nothing new to anyone in the business. Discoverability across the games market is an issue - too many games, too little time, and standing ...

Microsoft's latest bold move is creating an Xbox mobile game app store, which the company announced will launch this July. Users will be able to enjoy and receive first-party games from the company.

The federal government's USA.gov website unveiled a new "app store" with about 20 mobile applications, including four health-related applications, just before the holiday weekend. According to the FAQ ...

Ahead of iOS 17.4 being released in March, MacPaw has announced its plans to offer an alternative app marketplace in the EU. According to the company, it will launch a beta version of Setapp Mobile in ...

Search engines monetized ranking. App stores monetized distribution. Agentic operating systems will monetize orchestration. And platforms will find new ways to capture value.