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The strategy of flipping an established brand into a digital-content machine has been carried off a few times already. In 2016, Rimowa, the stalwart German luggage manufacturer known for its striated metal carry-ons, sold a majority stake to L.V.M.H., the conglomerate of high-fashion luxury brands. Rimowa had a cachet among a small group of interna... See more

For media companies, the App Store is a tollbooth to reach their existing audience. The 30% tax is not sustainable and it was bound to break. New @ScreenshotEssay: Epic, Media Companies, and the App Store as a Dumb Pipe