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How would it burn anything to the ground? What would a revolt of 3rd party analytics providers even look like, and why would Google or Apple care?
by throwaway2048 8y ago
How would it burn anything to the ground? What would a revolt of 3rd party analytics providers even look like, and why would Google or Apple care?
- throwawaymath 8y agoI think it would at least create a lot of hostility between Google/Apple, the developer ecosystem and the analytics industry. Third party analytics companies could have their lunch eaten entirely because Google/Apple have greater resources than them and would know how to obviate them using their own infrastructure. I could see very expensive lawsuits being brought against Google/Apple for doing this, or increased pressure for third party app stores or nontraditional app distribution channels. In the short term you're probably right, nothing would "burn" except a lot of developer good will. But in the long term it'd be a great way to get many different parties thinking hard about how to get off your platform or replace you.
- rhizome 8y agoI think it would at least create a lot of hostility between Google/Apple, the developer ecosystem and the analytics industry. Twitter wiped out dev support even more completely than is suggested here, and it hasn't really hurt them aside from some persistent grumbles.