Adrian Wolkersdorf

Master's thesis

Same Old, Same Old in the App Economy: Predicting the Effects of Article 6c of the European Commission Proposal for a Digital Markets Act on the iOS App Ecosystem

Same Old, Same Old in the App Economy: Predicting the Effects of Article 6c of the European Commission Proposal for a Digital Markets Act on the iOS App Ecosystem
Abstract:
In early 2019, the Swedish music streaming service Spotify launched a media campaign against American tech giant Apple. In line with the campaign’s slogan, “Time To Play Fair,” Spotify is raising a series of accusations against Apple that center around alleged tendencies to monopolize the music streaming market. At the same time, Spotify lodged a complaint with the European Commission (hereafter, the …more
Abstract:
e remarked that because of network effects around dominant app stores, the results of the DMA’s provisions could be limited (Cabral et al., 2021). Network effects refer to the added value a user of a platform receives when another user from the same or other side of a market joins. In app stores, consumers benefit from an increasing number of developers in the market because they provide a growing …more
Abstract:
In early 2019, the Swedish music streaming service Spotify launched a media campaign against American tech giant Apple. In line with the campaign’s slogan, “Time To Play Fair,” Spotify is raising a series of accusations against Apple that center around alleged tendencies to monopolize the music streaming market. At the same time, Spotify lodged a complaint with the European Commission (hereafter, the …more
Abstract:
e remarked that because of network effects around dominant app stores, the results of the DMA’s provisions could be limited (Cabral et al., 2021). Network effects refer to the added value a user of a platform receives when another user from the same or other side of a market joins. In app stores, consumers benefit from an increasing number of developers in the market because they provide a growing …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 20. 8. 2021

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 20. 8. 2021
  • Supervisor: Drs. Linda Keijzer
  • Reader: Mgr. Vladan Hodulák, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Social Studies

Master programme / field:
International Territorial Studies / European Governance