The Past and Future of the App Store

Today: Thoughts about Apple and the App Store, a related reading list, and the ‘Thumbs Up/Down’ for last week.

The agenda 👇

• A few thoughts on Apple and the App Store

• Further reading on the App Store and software value chains

• More support for American athletes as they protest police killings

• Amazon turns regulatory adversity into a competitive advantage

• VCs are still waiting for startup valuations to collapse

• The TikTok deal will be negotiated by diplomats, not investment bankers

• Trump botched his big night

• The seed of the TikTok ban was likely planted by Facebook