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Yup. Another prominent example is Amazon’s inability to sell books in the Kindle application on iOS, which has the same anticompetitive undertones given that Ap

Yup. Another prominent example is Amazon’s inability to sell books in the Kindle application on iOS, which has the same anticompetitive undertones given that Apple sells ebooks to users of its platform.

pjmlp 8y ago
Just like other online book shops don't sell their books on the Kindle device store app.
- hamandcheese 8y ago
  But, at the very least, Amazon doesn’t prevent you from reading ebooks from outside their store on a kindle. They just don’t favilate their discovery. (Unless things changed since I last owned a kindle which was quite a while ago)
  - pjmlp 8y ago
    Just like Apple does when you import books via iTunes.
    - m000 8y ago
      Big fan of iTunes, aren't you?
      - pjmlp 8y ago
        Big fan of pointing out hate agenda of others, that leave details out to make their points.
  - threeseed 8y ago
    Apple allows you to have PDFs and ePub files in their Books app as well. So not sure what you mean.
  - SalimoS 8y ago
    I just airdrop/send/email even open ePub/pdf in the browser and I can open them in books (the app) to read them! It’s the same (technically easier as I don’t need to convert ePub to mobi)
- emsy 8y ago
  That's not a good comparison. An iOS device is not like a book shop. The iBooks application is. Nobody's asking that you can buy Kindle books in iBooks, but you can't even buy Kindle books in the Kindle app because Apple would demand 30% of the book. If you open the Kindle app on Windows you can buy books in there and Microsoft doesn't take a cut of the sale. People would lose their mind over this. Why is Apple different?
  - pjmlp 8y ago
    You can import books via iTunes.
    - headmelted 8y ago
      You're still missing the point. Apple owns a mall (iOS). In that mall, Apple owns a book store (iTunes). Amazon also has a book store in the mall (Kindle). Apple does not want to sell Amazon's books (Kindle format ebooks) in it's store (iTunes). Ok. Apple decrees that no store in the mall shall sell any books but iTunes books, which only they may sell. Not Ok.
      - andromeduck 8y ago
        Amazon is free to sell books in their app, they just need to pay a portion of their revenue for the privilege of doing so much like in the mall.
        emsy 8y ago
        And Apple is forcing everyone to sell in their mall and no other. That's pretty much the point.
        pjmlp 8y ago
        There are other malls available, across the world Apple's mall is quite small.
Insanity 8y ago
Oh that's a shame, most books I buy today are through the Kindle app on Android (or my Kindle device).

pjmlp 8y ago

Just like other online book shops don't sell their books on the Kindle device store app.

hamandcheese 8y ago
But, at the very least, Amazon doesn’t prevent you from reading ebooks from outside their store on a kindle. They just don’t favilate their discovery. (Unless things changed since I last owned a kindle which was quite a while ago)
- pjmlp 8y ago
  Just like Apple does when you import books via iTunes.
  - m000 8y ago
    Big fan of iTunes, aren't you?
    - pjmlp 8y ago
      Big fan of pointing out hate agenda of others, that leave details out to make their points.
- threeseed 8y ago
  Apple allows you to have PDFs and ePub files in their Books app as well. So not sure what you mean.
- SalimoS 8y ago
  I just airdrop/send/email even open ePub/pdf in the browser and I can open them in books (the app) to read them! It’s the same (technically easier as I don’t need to convert ePub to mobi)
emsy 8y ago
That's not a good comparison. An iOS device is not like a book shop. The iBooks application is. Nobody's asking that you can buy Kindle books in iBooks, but you can't even buy Kindle books in the Kindle app because Apple would demand 30% of the book. If you open the Kindle app on Windows you can buy books in there and Microsoft doesn't take a cut of the sale. People would lose their mind over this. Why is Apple different?
- pjmlp 8y ago
  You can import books via iTunes.
  - headmelted 8y ago
    You're still missing the point. Apple owns a mall (iOS). In that mall, Apple owns a book store (iTunes). Amazon also has a book store in the mall (Kindle). Apple does not want to sell Amazon's books (Kindle format ebooks) in it's store (iTunes). Ok. Apple decrees that no store in the mall shall sell any books but iTunes books, which only they may sell. Not Ok.
    - andromeduck 8y ago
      Amazon is free to sell books in their app, they just need to pay a portion of their revenue for the privilege of doing so much like in the mall.
      - emsy 8y ago
        And Apple is forcing everyone to sell in their mall and no other. That's pretty much the point.
        pjmlp 8y ago
        There are other malls available, across the world Apple's mall is quite small.

Insanity 8y ago

Oh that's a shame, most books I buy today are through the Kindle app on Android (or my Kindle device).