| Is Apple's App Store a Monopoly? Tech Workers at These Companies Think So
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 Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that consumers and app developers can sue Apple's App Store for "alleged monopolization." The company hasn't faced any App Store antitrust lawsuits yet, but given the findings in a new survey released this week, many in the tech seem to believe Apple's App Store is a problem. In a survey conducted between May 14 and May 20, Blind, a social network where people can anonymously discuss their workplace, asked a simple question: Is Apple's App Store a monopoly? More than 10,000 people, including hundreds from Apple, Spotify, and others, chimed in. Overall, 44.1% of respondents said they think Apple's App Store is a monopoly, versus 40.7% who think it does not. (Additionally, 15.2% of overall respondents said they did not know.) The survey relates to last week's Supreme Court's ruling, which paves the way for Apple to face lawsuits over its App Store policies, largely centers on the company banning third-party application marketplaces from iOS. The central issue is that ...
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| The New Tulsa: This Revamped Art Deco Hotel Is Emblematic of a City Revived
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| On April 18, the doors opened to the Tulsa Club--an 11-story, 96-room hotel in a historic Art Deco building--and drew a line directly from the old Tulsa, Okla. it was originally built for and the new Tulsa that it will serve. The building first went up in 1927, all Italian stonework and flashy design, a joint project between the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce and the members of the elite gentleman's club from which the hotel draws its name. On the top six floors of the building--and later in the entire space--Tulsa Club members dined in their grand ballroom, relaxed in Turkish baths, and got their haircut in the barbershop. It was a lavish building, emblematic of the oil-boom town culture at the time. By 1994, the club abandoned the building, which was sold and sold again, before falling into disrepair. In 2015, a developer called the Ross Group purchased it to turn into the current iteration of the hotel. The building survived three fires while it sat vacant, says Kimberly Honea, the Tulsa Club's ...
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| Meet the Women Defining Quebec's Wine Scene
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 Before the judges could finish announcing the winner of the Meilleur Ouvriers de France (Best Craftsperson of France) competition in the sommelier category last October, everyone knew it was going to be Pascaline Lepeltier. It wasn't just that the Master Sommelier had placed as a finalist three times before. As food writer Sylvie Bigar noticed, Lepeltier was the only "madame" among the nine contenders. In winning Lepeltier became the first woman to earn the title, chipping a crack into the glass ceiling that has long loomed over the French vocation. One month later she shattered it, becoming the first woman to be crowned Best Sommelier of France by the Union de la Sommellerie, the second of metier's top national honors. Things could not have been more different at the gala for the Lauriers, Quebec's culinary awards, in Montr?al last month. Had presenters used the "madame" prefix to announce the Best Sommelier of the Year, the winner would not have been obvious. For the second year in a row, four out of ...
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| These Canned Wines Are Perfect for Summer 2019
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 If you asked someone--regardless of their level of wine knowledge--a few years ago about canned wine, it probably would have been laughed off. With very few exceptions, canned wine has not been met with much welcome from wine drinkers--until now. While you shouldn't be expecting a wine out of a can that will blow your mind just yet, the quality and availability of canned wines is greater than ever before as wine buyers have generally become more interested in a variety of packaging options and portability. Likewise, neighborhood wine shops, big box liquor stores, and even supermarkets have been placing canned wine on their shelves more prominently, especially ahead of the summer season. To help you prepare, here's a rundown on some of the canned wines you should consider for your next picnic or barbecue this summer. Canned White Wine Archer Roose Sauvignon Blanc Archer Roose Archer Roose Sauvignon Blanc: Archer Roose is a female-founded brand from Boston, and everything they produce is touted to be ...
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| If we're living through a "retail apocalypse," why are e-commerce leaders like Amazon, Alibaba, and JD.com so focused on building brick-and-mortar stores? (AMZN, BABA, JD)
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 This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here. Current subscribers can read the report here. If we're living through a "retail apocalypse" that spells doom for brick-and-mortar retail, as many have suggested, why are e-commerce leaders like Amazon, Alibaba, and JD.com so focused on building their own brick-and-mortar networks? It's because they want to revitalize physical stores by introducing features associated with online shopping like personalization — and a whopping 65% of consumers said personalization and promotions are most important to their shopping experiences, according to a report from Oracle cited by Chain Store Age. Brick-and-mortar retailers have the opportunity to reap the same benefits of personalization that e-tailers do, like repeat visits and impulse purchases, but they need to invest in the right technologies and techniques to do so because they ...
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| Trump arrives in Japan as a potential military conflict in the Middle East looms
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 President Trump is in Japan for high-stakes talks about trade with the U.S. and other key issues. Air Force One landed in Tokyo Saturday for the start of a four-day visit for Mr. Trump and the first lady. There is a deep uneasiness between the U.S. and Japan after the president threatened to impose stiff tariffs on Japanese cars and parts. Ben Tracy reports.
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