How an invite-only meeting at Apple's luxury loft in New York set the stage for one of the world's b

Apple's App Store may be the world's largest software distribution platform. But there are concerns that the competitiveness of the marketplace may make it difficult to maintain high-quality utility apps. Apple is strongly encouraging developers to transition to a subscription, software-as-a-service model, and held an invitation-only meeting in the spring of 2017 to convince developers to lean in to the new business model. In April 2017, a group of over 30 software developers gathered at...