These Are The Winners And Losers Since Apple Created The App Store Five Years Ago

It's been five years to the day since Apple first launched the App Store for the iPhone. To commemorate the anniversary, Dan Frommer has put up a post on SplatF summarizing who's come out on top and who's taken a serious beating from the introduction of the App Store's model for releasing software. The obvious winner is Apple. Besides giving consumers a huge reason to buy the iPhone, the company also takes in 30% of the revenue from apps sold through the App Store. Developers and users also get ...