Amazon shutting down its Android Appstore highlights how hard it is for alternative app stores to compete with giants like Google and Apple. Despite over a decade in the market.
This raises an important question: Can any new app store realistically challenge the dominance of Google Play and the App Store? If even a tech giant like Amazon couldn’t make it work, what hope is there for smaller competitors?
Amazon shutting down its Android Appstore highlights how hard it is for alternative app stores to compete with giants like Google and Apple. Despite over a decade in the market.
This raises an important question: Can any new app store realistically challenge the dominance of Google Play and the App Store? If even a tech giant like Amazon couldn’t make it work, what hope is there for smaller competitors?
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