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I would posit that "free" but ad-driven sites did far more harm than Apple ever could. If anything, I think it's pretty impressive how Apple made paying for ap

by yen223 10y ago

I would posit that "free" but ad-driven sites did far more harm than Apple ever could. If anything, I think it's pretty impressive how Apple made paying for apps a viable thing, back in the days of rampant Internet piracy.

twoodfin 10y ago
Exactly: The problem for small software developers isn't Apple, it's that the logical price for the far-and-away biggest app makers (Google, Facebook, Snap) to charge is $0. Customers naturally fix their expectations from the apps they use every day.