Apple Inc. pointed to a report that shows third-party apps are thriving on iPhones and other devices.
Apple Inc., which is seeking to address criticism of its competitive practices by the European Union, U.S. developers and lawmakers, pointed to a report showing apps by Apple Inc. Third-party is thriving on iPhone and other devices.
In a study published by the Analyst Group and touted by the iPhone maker, analysts say that Apple’s own apps are often not the dominant choice and account for only a small fraction of the total sales. use the app.
“We’ve found that Apple’s own apps, while widely used, are rarely the most popular in a given category and are eclipsed by third-party apps,” the report said. common in most of the countries and types of apps we looked at.”
In the US, the report shows that Spotify is 1.6 times more popular than Apple Music, Google Maps is used 1.5 times more than Apple Maps, and Netflix is 17 times more popular than Apple’s service. Meanwhile, the Amazon Kindle service is 4.5 times more popular than Apple’s Books app.
Apple is under close scrutiny from the European Union, which is studying legislation that would force the company to allow the installation of apps from outside the App Store. Such a move would threaten Apple’s grip on its platform and could limit its ability to collect commissions from developers.
US lawmakers have also pushed to allow the practice, known as sideloading. Apple has said that sideloading presents privacy and security risks to consumers.
Thursday’s move is an attempt to show that app developers are doing well without change. It also marks an unusual attempt by Apple to downplay the success of its own services, which now generate more than $60 billion a year for the Cupertino, California-based company. Research shows that Apple’s music, TV, books, and maps services are dominating in some major regions.
In the US, iPhone users spend 50% more time on Spotify than Apple Music.
The researchers also found that there are many alternative applications across major categories. For example, in Asia, third-party communication apps like LINE, WeChat, and KakaoTalk are dominating the iPhone.
