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The App Store is a voluntary system for all developers. Nobody is forced to write apps for the iPhone—and Apple did put a lot of work into making the ecosystem
by sjwright 8y ago
The App Store is a voluntary system for all developers. Nobody is forced to write apps for the iPhone—and Apple did put a lot of work into making the ecosystem work very well for developers. Whether they deserve exactly 30% of revenues is a valid debate, but there is no doubt that Apple's efforts adds value to the market.
What has Spotify done for anyone? What is so genius about saying "hey, you can have this really cheap product because we've somehow convinced our suppliers to sell us the product for next to nothing!"
- chillwaves 8y agoNegotiating product for next to nothing seems like an attractive offer to whoever their customers are. Spotify is much better than any of their competition.
- Benjammer 8y ago>whoever their customers are This is the key though. They are Apple's customers.
- sjwright 8y agoSo then what's the problem? They have a cheaper supply chain, they have (according to you) a better product and their biggest competitor isn't attempting to undercut them. And the vast majority of their revenue isn't filtered through Apple's 30%. They've got nothing to complain about.
- jasonjei 8y agoI’d also argue Apple wouldn’t be where they are without developers. Microsoft Office and early Macs come to mind.
- sjwright 8y agoIt's definitely a symbiotic relationship as it is with all platform/developer environments. But Apple didn't force Microsoft to make their apps for the original Macintosh. Microsoft chose to. It's a critical distinction.