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Apple aren't interested in an even playing field, this type of muscling in is possible by design. There's a risk they'll turn developers off their platform, but
by petepete 8y ago
Apple aren't interested in an even playing field, this type of muscling in is possible by design. There's a risk they'll turn developers off their platform, but providing they don't piss off too many at once, barely anyone will notice.
- OedipusRex 8y agoI mean both iPhone and Android do this but Google won’t pull competitors.
- pmontra 8y agoEven if the did, we can still sideload apps by sending the apk to the phone and installing it. No root/jailbreak needed.
- syshum 8y agoGoogle also does not prevent Alternative App Stores, or Sideloading. For example I use FDriod as much as possible only using the Play Store to get the few non-open source apps I use
- briandear 8y agoApp doesn’t care if you use a Notes competitor or not. What they care about is Rescue Time is using persistent location when it doesn’t need it. Lest people forget, Apple makes money from the App Store and doesn’t directly make money from Screen Time. Considering this an Apple conspiracy is ridiculous. Otherwise, why allow Fantastical or Bear or any number of apps that compete with Apple’s own? This case is because of the performance implications of persistent background location services, not because it competes with Apple. That logic makes no sense anyway since Apple makes money from this app! And, admittedly, similar apps haven’t been blocked, so clearly this isn’t a business “strategy” but one of technical implementation.
- scarface74 8y agoBecause Apple would lose all of the money they are making from the Screen Time app...