Topic

App distribution

How software reaches users on a platform: app stores, packaging formats, review rules and the choices platform owners make for their own apps.

Current clusters

product1 publisher

Google opens the Googlebook line at $900 across five laptop makers

The launch hardware comes from Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Dell and HP on Intel or Snapdragon silicon, and PCWorld's reviewer found that the features justifying the price depend on the buyer already carrying an Android phone.

Publishers:pcworld.com

Reality

Evidence52
Adoption22
Hype gap+12
Incentives58
Confidence46

product1 publisher

Googlebook OS opens Gmail and Calendar as web wrappers from the Play Store

9to5Google's hands-on finds an Android shell down to the Pixel launcher and the desktop widgets, while the first-party apps a new user reaches for first are Trusted Web Activities the Workspace team picked over its own Android build.

Publishers:9to5google.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption15
Hype gap+12
Incentives60
Confidence55