The app economy : making sense of platform power in the age of AI
Description
Konrad KOLLNIG. The app economy : making sense of platform power in the age of AI. Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2026, 182p.
Mobile apps have transformed how we live, work and connect - but at what cost?This book examines the immense power Apple and Google wield over society, arising from their control of app stores as well as mobile operating systems and browsers.
Mobile apps have transformed how we live, work and connect - but at what cost?This book examines the immense power Apple and Google wield over society, arising from their control of app stores as well as mobile operating systems and browsers.