App Store

also referred to as: app stores

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Sep 4, 2021 by Chamath Palihapitiya · said 60 times in 34 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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E171: DOJ sues Apple, AI arms race, Reddit IPO, Realtor settlement & more Mar 22, 2024 · 7 mentions · from 8:55
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In conversation with Reid Hoffman & Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Aug 30, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:00:14
E169: Elon sues OpenAI, Apple's decline, TikTok ban, Bitcoin $100K?, Science corner: Microplastics Mar 8, 2024 · 1 mention · from 1:03:44
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2021 21 mentions in 8 episodes 3 per episode

E45: Theranos & VC fraud risks, China bans video games, Texas SB8, Apple app store, CA fires, Rogan Sep 4, 2021 · 6 mentions · from 55:34
E37: NYC rejects far-left candidates, new developments in lab leak theory, App Store breakup & more Jun 25, 2021 · 6 mentions · from 54:33
E17: Big Tech bans Trump, ramifications for the First Amendment & the open Internet Jan 11, 2021 · 3 mentions · from 33:40
E42: China's tech crackdown, CRISPR breakthrough, practical climate change solutions & more Jul 30, 2021 · 2 mentions · from 17:43
E57: Understanding Omicron, tech stocks plummet, VC's great resignation, Jack Dorsey's departure Dec 4, 2021 · 1 mention · from 1:12:38
E52: Trump's SPAC, peak venture liquidity, tech as an economic ladder, Dems overplaying their hand Oct 23, 2021 · 1 mention · from 13:28
E33: Apple’s hypocrisy, America fails math, crypto’s regulatory correction, Clubhouse, UFOs & more May 22, 2021 · 1 mention · from 9:16
E19: Robinhood's GameStop decision: Why did it happen and how can it be prevented in the future? Jan 30, 2021 · 1 mention · from 18:54
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Sep 4, 2021 negative

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Chamath says major mobile app stores will be deconstructed and opened

“It's the beginning of the beginning for, you know, the app stores to be deconstructed and opened.”

Chamath Palihapitiya Sep 4, 2021 ▶ 55:34 E45: Theranos & VC fraud risks, China bans video games, Texas SB8, Apple app store, CA fires, Rogan

Aug 30, 2024 neutral

Prediction Not checkable as stated

Hoffman: Apple App Store is primary target for big tech antitrust

“I think that the prime candidate is likely to be, and I'm speaking as an individual and as a venture capitalist here, is Apple with the App Store, right?”

Reid Hoffman Aug 30, 2024 ▶ 37:13 In conversation with Reid Hoffman & Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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