nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210407-171028-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210407s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210407-171028-0 doi eng 342 23 Klingler, Désirée Author aut Democratizing the App Store How U.S. Antitrust State Bills are Tackling Big Tech Klingler, Désirée Verfassungsblog 2021-04-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier As of March 2021, several State bills in the United States have been launched to address the antitrust issues with the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The two Tech Giants Apple and Google are charging software developers up to a 30 percent commission on the price of paid apps and in-app purchases. Legislators not only in the US but also in the EU aim to address the “gatekeeper” role of Big Tech, such as Amazon and Google. When attempting to democratize app stores, legislators should aim to allow small developers and startups easy access to app stores. This would both decrease prices for consumers and allow for more innovation and consumer choice. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 Antitrust Apple Big Tech Competition Law Google Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/democratizing-the-app-store/ raw object