Comment by memetomancer
4 years ago
Are you implying that you feel entitled to sell software on Apple's tightly controlled consumer devices?
4 years ago
Are you implying that you feel entitled to sell software on Apple's tightly controlled consumer devices?
I am stating, very clearly, that Apple have massive market power that they are abusing. This is known in economics circles as "market failure" and across the spectrum from Keynsians to Neo-classical economists is seen as a compelling case for regulation.
Why are you implying I am saying something different to what I /said/.
I don't know much about "Neo-classical economist" circles, but you seemed to be saying something about comparisons to Valve's Steam product. Beyond that, it only seemed like you might be implying the entitlement to sell software on Apple's devices. You certainly didn't /said/ that "Apple have massive market power that they are abusing".
I thought my question was pretty straight forward, and it seems like your answer is full of deflection and vitriol. Fair enough- we're on an internet message board after all.
But I sure wish you'd draw the line somewhere. Do you feel entitled to sell software on Apple's platform or not? Do you feel equally entitled to sell software on my cable box? my car's dashboard? my thermostat?
They are entitled to sell software on Apple customer's devices.
Why shouldn't he? When did we decide to let Nintendo, pardon me, Apple, dictate our digital lives?
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https://www.filfre.net/2016/04/generation-nintendo/
> In a landmark ruling against Tengen in March of 1991, Judge Fern Smith stated that Nintendo had the right to “exclude others” from the NES if they so chose, thus providing the legal soil on which many more walled gardens would be tilled in the years to come.
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The simple fact that Apple feels they have to enforce this proves they're afraid. If they <<knew>> that their model is absolutely superior, they'd just let people choose.
But if they do that, they'll lose tens of billions of dollars in revenue. So it's not about "security" or whatever, it's just about money.
This is the same company that nickels and dimes every Lightning cable maker to the tune of several billions of dollars, when USB C has been around for many years.
The same company that removed the headphone jack for bogus reasons just to create a market for wireless headphones, worth several billion dollars.
I could go on and on and on about their anti-competitive and anti-consumer practices.