โโ๐ฐ Google Hit With Another Antitrust Fine in Europe
The European Commission announced yet another #antitrust fine against #Google today, imposing a โฌ1.49 billion ($1.69b) penalty for unfairly shielding its AdSense advertising platform from competition. "Today the Commission has fined Google โฌ1.49 billion for illegal misuse of its dominant position in the market for the brokering of online search adverts. Google has cemented its dominance in online search adverts and shielded itself from competitive pressure by imposing anti-competitive contractual restrictions on third-party websites", commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in an official statement.
The European Commissionโs latest ruling against Google is by no means the first time that the EUโs watchdog has taken action against an American tech company. In fact, Google itself got a taste of EU antitrust regulation as recently as last year. In July 2018, the European Commission hit Google with a record-breaking โฌ4.3 billion fine for allegations related to #Android after having fined the company โฌ2.4 billion ($2.7b) for anticompetitive behavior related to Google Shopping in July 2017.
As the following chart illustrates, other tech giants have felt the wrath of the European Commission as well. #Microsoft alone has been fined four times over the past two decades including three times for allegedly ignoring previous antitrust sanctions and for breaking promises made in an earlier antitrust settlement. The EUโs competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has made U.S. tech companies a central focus, cracking down on anticompetitive behavior, tax avoidance and mishandling of user privacy.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
The European Commission announced yet another #antitrust fine against #Google today, imposing a โฌ1.49 billion ($1.69b) penalty for unfairly shielding its AdSense advertising platform from competition. "Today the Commission has fined Google โฌ1.49 billion for illegal misuse of its dominant position in the market for the brokering of online search adverts. Google has cemented its dominance in online search adverts and shielded itself from competitive pressure by imposing anti-competitive contractual restrictions on third-party websites", commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in an official statement.
The European Commissionโs latest ruling against Google is by no means the first time that the EUโs watchdog has taken action against an American tech company. In fact, Google itself got a taste of EU antitrust regulation as recently as last year. In July 2018, the European Commission hit Google with a record-breaking โฌ4.3 billion fine for allegations related to #Android after having fined the company โฌ2.4 billion ($2.7b) for anticompetitive behavior related to Google Shopping in July 2017.
As the following chart illustrates, other tech giants have felt the wrath of the European Commission as well. #Microsoft alone has been fined four times over the past two decades including three times for allegedly ignoring previous antitrust sanctions and for breaking promises made in an earlier antitrust settlement. The EUโs competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, has made U.S. tech companies a central focus, cracking down on anticompetitive behavior, tax avoidance and mishandling of user privacy.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
๐ Top Countries for Shopping Apps by Growth in Q4 2018
Google Play
The top countries for #Android shopping apps by growth from 4Q17 to 4Q18 were:
1. India๐ฎ๐ณ
2. Indonesia๐ฎ๐ฉ
3. Philippines๐ต๐ญ
4. Vietnam๐ป๐ณ
5. Turkey๐น๐ท
For Google Play, the top countries for shopping apps by Y/Y growth were India, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Turkey. In India, Google Play shopping app installs grew by about 56 million, increasing 40 percent Y/Y. This dwarfed the growth in other countries. Indonesia had the second-largest Y/Y increase in installs at 8.3 million, or 29 percent more than in 4Q17. As on the App Store, Vietnam was also one of the top countries by growth on Google Play. Downloads increased by 4.1 million Y/Y to 12.7 million, making it the 10th largest market for shopping app installs during the quarter.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via SensorTower.
Google Play
The top countries for #Android shopping apps by growth from 4Q17 to 4Q18 were:
1. India๐ฎ๐ณ
2. Indonesia๐ฎ๐ฉ
3. Philippines๐ต๐ญ
4. Vietnam๐ป๐ณ
5. Turkey๐น๐ท
For Google Play, the top countries for shopping apps by Y/Y growth were India, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Turkey. In India, Google Play shopping app installs grew by about 56 million, increasing 40 percent Y/Y. This dwarfed the growth in other countries. Indonesia had the second-largest Y/Y increase in installs at 8.3 million, or 29 percent more than in 4Q17. As on the App Store, Vietnam was also one of the top countries by growth on Google Play. Downloads increased by 4.1 million Y/Y to 12.7 million, making it the 10th largest market for shopping app installs during the quarter.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via SensorTower.
๐ฑ Top Grossing Google Play Categories in Q1 2019
There are some stark contrasts here with the top iOS grossing categories in Q1 2019. We're all just humans with #smartphones, and yet, how #iOS users and #Android users spend their money on mobile varies so drastically.
Business apps are getting a lot more spend from Android users. Entertainment is still a power category, but definitely less so in North America and Latin America. The most significant drop-off is spending on Social apps. The category is completely gone from the top 10 Google Play picture. Like Social, the Lifestyle category is gone from the top list altogether.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Apptopia.
There are some stark contrasts here with the top iOS grossing categories in Q1 2019. We're all just humans with #smartphones, and yet, how #iOS users and #Android users spend their money on mobile varies so drastically.
Business apps are getting a lot more spend from Android users. Entertainment is still a power category, but definitely less so in North America and Latin America. The most significant drop-off is spending on Social apps. The category is completely gone from the top 10 Google Play picture. Like Social, the Lifestyle category is gone from the top list altogether.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Apptopia.
๐ฑ Top Grossing iOS Categories in Q1 2019
Entertainment apps are where consumers are easily convinced to spend their hard earned money. Apps like #Netflix, #Hulu, OZEE, Hotstar provide us entertainment when we're bored or traveling. That this category sits up top is likely not surprising.
#iOS #Android #Smartphone
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Apptopia.
Entertainment apps are where consumers are easily convinced to spend their hard earned money. Apps like #Netflix, #Hulu, OZEE, Hotstar provide us entertainment when we're bored or traveling. That this category sits up top is likely not surprising.
#iOS #Android #Smartphone
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Apptopia.
โ๏ธโ ๏ธโ๏ธ If you're using WhatsApp, update it right now!
A vulnerability discovered in #WhatsApp is being exploited to inject commercial spyware onto #Android and #iOS phones by simply calling the target - even if you don't pick up.
Once installed, the spyware can turn on a phoneโs camera and mic, scan emails and messages, and collect the userโs location data. WhatsApp is urging its 1.5 billion global users to update the app immediately to close the security hole.
The vulnerability exists in the following versions of WhatsApp:
- WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.19.134
- WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.19.44
- WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.19.51
- WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.19.51
- WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.348
- WhatsApp for Tizen prior to v2.18.15
Read more: https://t.me/iXNews/51645
๐ @PerspectiveIX via ๐ @iXNews
A vulnerability discovered in #WhatsApp is being exploited to inject commercial spyware onto #Android and #iOS phones by simply calling the target - even if you don't pick up.
Once installed, the spyware can turn on a phoneโs camera and mic, scan emails and messages, and collect the userโs location data. WhatsApp is urging its 1.5 billion global users to update the app immediately to close the security hole.
The vulnerability exists in the following versions of WhatsApp:
- WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.19.134
- WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.19.44
- WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.19.51
- WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.19.51
- WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.348
- WhatsApp for Tizen prior to v2.18.15
Read more: https://t.me/iXNews/51645
๐ @PerspectiveIX via ๐ @iXNews
๐ฑ For App Makers: Apple's App Store vs Google Play
Despite the fact that the installed base of #Android devices is significantly larger than it is for #iOS devices, app publishers still seem to find larger earnings potential on #Appleโs #AppStore compared to #GooglePlay.
According to Sensor Towerโs estimates, the top 100 iOS app publishers made $84 million on average in Q1 2019, compared to $51 million for the most successful Android app makers. The difference between the two platforms is even more pronounced when excluding games publishers. The highest-grossing non-gaming app publishers for iOS outperformed the top 100 on Googleโs Play Store by 232 percent.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
Despite the fact that the installed base of #Android devices is significantly larger than it is for #iOS devices, app publishers still seem to find larger earnings potential on #Appleโs #AppStore compared to #GooglePlay.
According to Sensor Towerโs estimates, the top 100 iOS app publishers made $84 million on average in Q1 2019, compared to $51 million for the most successful Android app makers. The difference between the two platforms is even more pronounced when excluding games publishers. The highest-grossing non-gaming app publishers for iOS outperformed the top 100 on Googleโs Play Store by 232 percent.
๐ @PerspectiveIX via Statista.
๐ป Snapchatโs Audience Jumps
Data published in #Snapchatโs self-serve tools show that the platformโs advertising audience jumped by a massive 19% in the past three months, reaching a total of 369 million users by July 2019. That translates to an increase of almost 60 million users since April, with growth rates consistent across all age groups.
Itโs not just Snapchatโs data that shows the platform is growing, either. According to App Annie, Snapchat saw a surge in downloads with the release of new #AR filters and its new, faster #Android mobile app, over the past three months.
๐ Read more on DataReportal.
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Data published in #Snapchatโs self-serve tools show that the platformโs advertising audience jumped by a massive 19% in the past three months, reaching a total of 369 million users by July 2019. That translates to an increase of almost 60 million users since April, with growth rates consistent across all age groups.
Itโs not just Snapchatโs data that shows the platform is growing, either. According to App Annie, Snapchat saw a surge in downloads with the release of new #AR filters and its new, faster #Android mobile app, over the past three months.
๐ Read more on DataReportal.
๐ฆ @PerspectiveIX
โ Do you use Snapchat? (add me if you are: perspectiveix)
๐ฑ Top Countries Worldwide for Q2 2019 by App Downloads
The country with the largest number of new app installs in Q2 2019 was India ๐ฎ๐ณ with approximately 5.4 billion first-time downloads, reaching a new milestone in the quarter, up 13% from 4.8 billion in Q1 2019.
The second-ranked country in terms of worldwide app downloads in Q2 2019 was the United States ๐บ๐ธ with three billion new installs. The next highest performing country was Brazil ๐ง๐ท, followed by Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ and Russia ๐ท๐บ.
#๏ธโฃ #mobile #iOS #Android
๐ฆ @PerspectiveIX via SensorTower.
The country with the largest number of new app installs in Q2 2019 was India ๐ฎ๐ณ with approximately 5.4 billion first-time downloads, reaching a new milestone in the quarter, up 13% from 4.8 billion in Q1 2019.
The second-ranked country in terms of worldwide app downloads in Q2 2019 was the United States ๐บ๐ธ with three billion new installs. The next highest performing country was Brazil ๐ง๐ท, followed by Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ and Russia ๐ท๐บ.
#๏ธโฃ #mobile #iOS #Android
๐ฆ @PerspectiveIX via SensorTower.
๐ฑ Weekly Time Spent in Apps Grows 20% Year Over Year
and consumers spent record $23.4 billion on apps in Q1 2020, thanks to being stuck indoors! Thatโs the largest-ever quarter, according to AppAnnie.
#iOS accounted for $15 billion of that figure and #Android was $8.3 billion. Both of these figures were an increase of 5% year-over-year on their respective platforms.
#AppStore #GooglePlay
๐ฆ @PerspectiveIX via AppAnnie.
and consumers spent record $23.4 billion on apps in Q1 2020, thanks to being stuck indoors! Thatโs the largest-ever quarter, according to AppAnnie.
#iOS accounted for $15 billion of that figure and #Android was $8.3 billion. Both of these figures were an increase of 5% year-over-year on their respective platforms.
#AppStore #GooglePlay
๐ฆ @PerspectiveIX via AppAnnie.
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Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines โ Day 5
๐ #Apple will host a virtual #WWDC this year โ starts on 22 June (link)
๐ #Twitter tests a warning message that tells users to rethink offensive replies (link)
๐ #Twitter rolls out changes to threaded conversations following tests in its prototype app, #twttr (link)
๐ #Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs, around 25% of its global workforce (link)
๐ #Bitcoin is set for โHalvingโ this month (link)
๐ Leaked videos show #Lenovoโs first gaming #smartphone (link)
๐ #Android 11โs public beta to launch with 3 June via live stream (link)
๐ #Googleโs #Stadia controller will finally work wirelessly with computers starting this week (link)
๐ #Microsoft launches #SurfaceBook 3 (link) and #SurfaceHeadphones 2 (link)
๐ #Microsoft offers $100,000 to hack its custom Linux OS (link)
๐ #Uber lays off 14% of its workforce in COVID-19-related cost-cutting (link)
๐ #Pinterest Q1: revenue of $272M, vs. $270M est., up 35% YoY; user base grew to 367M MAUs, up 26% YoY (link)
๐ #EA Q4: revenues of $1.39B, beating expectations of $1.19B, up 12% YoY (link)
#๏ธโฃ #EarningsCalls
๐ฐ @iXDaily by @PerspectiveIX
๐ Weekly Newsletter.
๐ #Apple will host a virtual #WWDC this year โ starts on 22 June (link)
๐ #Twitter tests a warning message that tells users to rethink offensive replies (link)
๐ #Twitter rolls out changes to threaded conversations following tests in its prototype app, #twttr (link)
๐ #Airbnb cuts 1,900 jobs, around 25% of its global workforce (link)
๐ #Bitcoin is set for โHalvingโ this month (link)
๐ Leaked videos show #Lenovoโs first gaming #smartphone (link)
๐ #Android 11โs public beta to launch with 3 June via live stream (link)
๐ #Googleโs #Stadia controller will finally work wirelessly with computers starting this week (link)
๐ #Microsoft launches #SurfaceBook 3 (link) and #SurfaceHeadphones 2 (link)
๐ #Microsoft offers $100,000 to hack its custom Linux OS (link)
๐ #Uber lays off 14% of its workforce in COVID-19-related cost-cutting (link)
๐ #Pinterest Q1: revenue of $272M, vs. $270M est., up 35% YoY; user base grew to 367M MAUs, up 26% YoY (link)
๐ #EA Q4: revenues of $1.39B, beating expectations of $1.19B, up 12% YoY (link)
#๏ธโฃ #EarningsCalls
๐ฐ @iXDaily by @PerspectiveIX
๐ Weekly Newsletter.
๐ Telegram Video Calls
"Video calls are available on #Telegram beta v7.0 for #iOS without having to activate them from the debug menu. There is no trace of the feature on #Android, not even in beta."
๐ฆ @perspectiveix via Alessandro Paluzzi.
"Video calls are available on #Telegram beta v7.0 for #iOS without having to activate them from the debug menu. There is no trace of the feature on #Android, not even in beta."
๐ฆ @perspectiveix via Alessandro Paluzzi.
Clubhouse.apk
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๐ Clubhouse is Finally on Android
#Clubhouse, the hottest app of the past few months, is now available for #Android users to download.
It's still invite-only. If you need an invite, use this link: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/join/perspective-ix/4kG1LHyy/xlNlzlvz
๐ Join up & let's connect.
๐ฆ @perspectiveix
#Clubhouse, the hottest app of the past few months, is now available for #Android users to download.
It's still invite-only. If you need an invite, use this link: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/join/perspective-ix/4kG1LHyy/xlNlzlvz
๐ Join up & let's connect.
๐ฆ @perspectiveix