Apple needs to make friends right now, not enemies

Apple needs to make friends right now, not enemies

2/17/2011

On Tuesday I wrote about how Android is continuing to gain momentum, but that it still lags Apple in terms of the health of its ecosystem. Also on Tuesday Apple announced a tightening of the rules around purchases via the apps that run on their platform which are designed to increase Apple’s share [...]

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