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But the App Store’s middle class is small and shrinking. Apple may not realize it now, but this is an existential threat to iOS's near-dominance of the mob
by aaronbrethorst 11y ago
But the App Store’s middle class is small
and shrinking.
Apple may not realize it now, but this is an existential threat to iOS's near-dominance of the mobile device market.
- draw_down 11y agoOnly if someone else manages to make a better app store and ecosystem. I would love for that to happen but I don't see it any time soon. As many problems as Apple's app stores have, they're the best ones. Which is depressing in its own right.
- cageface 11y agoThis hurts Apple more than it hurts Android because the greater quality and diversity of iOS apps has long been a selling point for their devices. Apple needs this differentiating factor more than ever now that Android and Apple phones are now so close in terms of hardware quality and OS polish. Apple has done a lot to make lives better for iOS developers in the last few years. Why they can't invest some of that energy into making the app store a less hostile place for smaller players is a mystery.
- curt15 11y ago>Apple needs this differentiating factor more than ever now that Android and Apple phones are now so close in terms of hardware quality and OS polish. Apple still wields a massive security trump card, especially when pitching to enterprises, because with the possible exception of the Nexus, no Android device comes with any commitment by the OEM to providing timely security patches.
- cageface 11y agoI'm not convinced that the average user cares much about this, at least not yet. But it's true that at least for the moment Apple has a distinct advantage here.
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