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> In a better functioning world, I'd have hoped this kind of thing would have been driven by sensible legislation One of the mainstays of capitalism is that co
by ordinaryradical 7y ago
> In a better functioning world, I'd have hoped this kind of thing would have been driven by sensible legislation
One of the mainstays of capitalism is that competition should generate better, fairer options given sufficient competition and time. Part of the allure of letting the market solve these problems is that they can do so without the need for legislation (which could be compromised, incomplete, or unjustly preferential).
Now whether or not we prefer the capitalist or socialist method of solving this issue is a big question, but I don’t think you can argue that the system isn’t “functioning” as intended right now.
- pfranz 7y ago> but I don’t think you can argue that the system isn’t “functioning” as intended right now. The only reason this can work is Apple having a dominant position and being benevolent--that's not competition generating better, fairer options.
- bko 7y agoWhy do you think Apple is simply behaving benevolently? It's in their interest. Not only do they buy good will with customers, they also keep people in their ecosystem. They can wax on about how they're providing these services on principal, but it helps their bottom line, which is what you want in a system. Google/Facebook model provides different trade-offs and services for those that don't want to pay the Apple tax.
- scarface74 7y agoIt’s commonly known as a “strategy credit”. But if I have a choice between trading my money for services and trading my privacy/dealing with annoying ads, I would much rather pay for services.
- pfranz 7y agoI had "benevolent" in scare-quotes when typing up the reply. Since the whole point was that this is not an example of a healthy, competitive market I didn't want to be too over the top about it.
- inevitable2 7y agoApple is absolutely not benevolent. It is a company; it exists to make money. They would not have spent the resources to develop this if it did not benefit them in some way.