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Now that paid apps are almost dead, what would Apple actually lose by opening up the platform a little? I mean the app store model mostly. It's high degree of r
by api 10y ago
Now that paid apps are almost dead, what would Apple actually lose by opening up the platform a little? I mean the app store model mostly. It's high degree of restriction seems like it's holding the platform back and keeping it from eating more market share from desktop.
Of course maybe that's not something they want. Apple still sells laptops and desktops and a more open iOS could eat into Mac.
- ceejayoz 10y ago> Now that paid apps are almost dead, what would Apple actually lose by opening up the platform a little? Its reputation for being mostly malware-free, for starters.
- api 10y agoWe need to really fix platform security.
- indianhippie 10y agoPaid apps are far from dead. I buy apps all the time. I bought a watch face for Pebble half hour ago. Developers need to feed their families and I see buying quality apps very similar to buying good coffee or food.
- cageface 10y agoYou are an outlier: http://www.recode.net/2016/6/8/11883518/app-boom-over-snapchat-uber http://www.recode.net/2016/6/8/11883518/app-boom-over-snapch... All the indie iOS devs I know gave up long ago and took regular jobs writing apps for companies that give the app away for free as part of some larger business model.