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This 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
by cageface 11y ago
This 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.