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Apple Says iOS App Economy Created Nearly 300K New U.S. Jobs Since April 2019
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Maybe there can be more jobs and more winners if Apple is not seeking monopoly rent and act anticompetitive.
Seems you missed the word “New.”
These are not Apple statistics. Perhaps you can find contrary statistics and report back to the group? Thanks!
Apple isn't hiring people, but they're still doing a good thing. Their ecosystem is helping support the economy via App Store opportunities.
Why should I?
I'm not the one posting statistics to public without showing the data source, the numbers, and methodology behind it. Where is the big heavy weight data file providing those "facts"?
Just some false and backed up "non-Apple" statistics...
I believe they created new jobs, but I question that 300k number.
Btw. does "non-profit" Progressive Policy Institute disclose their incomes?
It must come from somewhere, "donations" of course!
Notice that it just says "jobs", not "full-time employment" or "Apple hires". I have no doubt that the iOS market is creating jobs, but I'm also sure those numbers include just about everyone who has done some work loosely related to iOS apps.
Don't care about millions of mediocre apps. Need more Fortnite level quality apps.
I don't think so.
They say 2 million people work on the app economy, there is no way those are all iOS developers.
Maybe they count all the people involved in making an app like designers, backend developers, frontend developers for the website version, tech support, HR people. If that's the case, 2 million people may be a good estimate.
But it doesn't mean there will be 2 mil people unemployed. I'm an iOS developer, but that's one of my roles in the company, I work on stuff unrelated to apps for about 50% of the time. I'd still be employed even if there wasn't the app store.
Well, I am very glad that I have worked my whole life, starting at age 16 and have three pensions. Glad to see Apple putting people to work and I hope they can find ways to even help more. Some US manufacturing would be good. Thank goodness, I worked in the days that we had manufacturing plants in the United States.
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Sounds like they are similar to JD Power. If you have the bucks, they will fabricate a fake award for you. Or how about those vitamin certification companies who certify a company's vitamins using a name that sounds like it is an official government testing site. Purchased awards and certifications and statistics are not worth the paper they are printed on.
Oh, they created jobs, I guess that means we’ll just let them charge whatever in the app store and do whatever they want. Because if you create jobs then you’re allowed a blank check in society.
It’s just company spin. And generous definition of jobs created.
With 299k being lawyers working on various anti-trust lawsuits against Apple’s anticompetitive practices.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but that Research appears to ALSO include Uber & Lyft drivers, as was as those who provide delivery services for other apps.
Is it fair to count those in a once-in-a-century virus pandemic, as being directly related to ANY benefit to the App Store during Antitrust investigations ?
Nope, I don't think so !
Plus, NO word on whether AAPL sponsored it OR not, so I assume they did.
A MUCH better metric would be if Cook & Co would offer transparency into the health of the App Store.
For example, AAPL could release per-Qtr, per-Category Revenue Numbers for the iOS App Store here in the States, covering the entire Lifetime of the App Store !
That kind of metric would be welcome by ALL !
Hey Cook, give us the Raw Numbers & let us make our own conclusion !!!
There is a reason that Apple's App Store "today tab" is swamp'd with Game Apps, Apple Arcade Apps, & Little Kid Apps ... those are the ONLY ones using the App Store on a daily basis !
Apple's Upper Mgmt, in their infinite wisdom, drove most Adults away from the App Store !
The metric I propose would illustrate that !
It's needed because it will Force AAPL to get their act together, & expand their efforts beyond Games & Little Kid Apps.
Is it fair to count those in a once-in-a-century virus pandemic, as being directly related to ANY benefit to the App Store during Antitrust investigations ?
Nope, I don't think so !
Plus, NO word on whether AAPL sponsored it OR not, so I assume they did.
A MUCH better metric would be if Cook & Co would offer transparency into the health of the App Store.
For example, AAPL could release per-Qtr, per-Category Revenue Numbers for the iOS App Store here in the States, covering the entire Lifetime of the App Store !
That kind of metric would be welcome by ALL !
Hey Cook, give us the Raw Numbers & let us make our own conclusion !!!
There is a reason that Apple's App Store "today tab" is swamp'd with Game Apps, Apple Arcade Apps, & Little Kid Apps ... those are the ONLY ones using the App Store on a daily basis !
Apple's Upper Mgmt, in their infinite wisdom, drove most Adults away from the App Store !
The metric I propose would illustrate that !
It's needed because it will Force AAPL to get their act together, & expand their efforts beyond Games & Little Kid Apps.
So they switch to focus on iOS development, leaving behind a vacancy for an front or back end dev. Is that not a job opening? Or do you think the companies they left just gave up having anyone in that position?
Maybe considering the times.
It's nobodies business.There isn't much more to say about it. Let people make up their own mind and walk away from Apple if they want to or stay if none of this folderol matters to the individual.
Sure. It would create a bunch of jobs for the developers of anti-virus / anti-malware software.
Shhhh....it's only newsworthy to talk about billion dollar companies making even more money through the app store and then complaining that they're not making even more money through it.
Also, why do most of the people on these forums...on a pro-Apple forum btw...seem to be so anti Apple? Should I go to a Windows or Android forum find people that are more into Apple? Is this Bizzaro World?
Also, why do most of the people on these forums...on a pro-Apple forum btw...seem to be so anti Apple? Should I go to a Windows or Android forum find people that are more into Apple? Is this Bizzaro World?
No, it’s 300K people paid Apple the $99 annual developer fee. Consider it more like 290K with a new hobby.
Your scenario would bring Apple to raise subscription fees to developer from 99 $/year to much higher prices due to the absence of revenue from IAPs and the reduced earning from the App Store.
In that case, the barriers to entry the market would be higher and only big companies could succeed.
Therefore less developers could try and start their business, just like it was before the App Store was created.