
Season 3, Episode 18: The future of alternative app stores and payments (with Archie Stonehill)
Mobile Dev Memo Podcast
Android Blocking Strategies for App Stores
Android has effectively blocked the viability of other app stores by preventing exclusive content deals with big players like Samsung and Riot. They have deterred developers from launching competitive app stores by offering incentives not to do so. This strategy, unlike Apple's restrictive approach, has impeded the use of tactics like exclusive content distribution to generate traffic. Android has successfully stifled these strategies used by developers to promote first-party launches, but the impact is not as significant as observed on PC.
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