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Marco Arment

What Marco Arment thinks about Apple

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Developer and podcaster; created Instapaper and Overcast, co-founded Tumblr, and co-hosts the Accidental Tech Podcast.

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3 dated positions, 2021 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Marco Arment has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingA company can lead its industry on values like privacy and user respect without actually excelling at them

    privacy

    Their wordsApple leads the industry in these values, but leading doesn't always mean excelling.

    ↗A letter to John Ternusmarco.org 2nd of 3 in this piece

  2. 5 years earlier

  3. Our readingCredit cards provide stronger fraud protection and easier recourse for unwanted charges than app stores do.

    Their wordsmost credit cards themselves provide stronger fraud prevention and easier recourse from unwanted charges than the App Store ever has

    ↗The future of the App Storemarco.org 1st of 3 in this piece

  5. Our readingThe realistic alternatives to Apple's App Store would end up worse than the App Store itself.

    Their wordsApple's App Store is the devil we know. The most viable alternatives that would crop up would be far worse.

    ↗The future of the App Storemarco.org 3rd of 3 in this piece