Comment by stalfosknight
1 day ago
Why must Apple do this?
They're already rolling in profits that dwarf the national budgets of most countries. And I say this as a shameless Apple fanboy.
1 day ago
Why must Apple do this?
They're already rolling in profits that dwarf the national budgets of most countries. And I say this as a shameless Apple fanboy.
They are based in a capitalist country. Capitalism demands constant growth, otherwise you are classed as an unsuccessful company.
They have to due to shareholders. So it’s not really up to them.
Maybe it's time to stop being shameless. The App Store monopoly has a direct impact on the quality of first-party services you consume.
It's a bit silly to call it a monopoly.
No one is forced to choose an iPhone over the many many Android alternatives.
But when you're forced to choose the App Store over the many many alternative .ipa distributors, it's perfectly logical and fair?
Android is a hardware alternative - Apple needs upward pressure to make their services competitive. If you use a Mac this is already obvious, you can't buy industry-standard software on the App Store. They all avoid it like the plague when given the opportunity, and Apple deliberately closes this escape hatch on iOS. Apple has known the App Store isn't good enough for over a decade.
It is an arbitrary and deliberate protectionist monopoly of app distribution. How many trophies does Tim Apple need to give Trump before people get the hint?
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