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I have two problems with Apple: 1) If you use iMessage, you cannot switch out of it without losing access to any group messages you were in before. Any message
by erikpukinskis 8y ago
I have two problems with Apple:
1) If you use iMessage, you cannot switch out of it without losing access to any group messages you were in before. Any messages other iMessage users try to send you will simply be silently deleted. I believe this violates federal telecommunications law.
2) Apple prohibits selling virtual goods in iOS apps, unless you give them a 30% cut. I believe this is racketeering.
Obviously there is room for legal debate here, but I think these are anti-competitive choices Apple has made, which weren't present in iPhone 1.
They are able to continue to do these things because the vast majority of iPhone customers don't realize they are happening. But they maintain platform lock-in.