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The idea is that you give the store operator a monopoly, with the downsides this implies(1), in exchange for security. If security is absent, there's no justifi
by sergiosgc 7y ago
The idea is that you give the store operator a monopoly, with the downsides this implies(1), in exchange for security. If security is absent, there's no justification for accepting a monopoly.
(1) For example, the store keeping an absurd share of app revenues. About 30%, isn't it?
- scarface74 7y agoAbsurd compared to retail stores of old that kept 50-60%? Absurd compared to carriers who kept 70% in the pre smart phone area when distributing J2ME apps?
- sergiosgc 7y agoAbsurd compared to any open online ecosystem, where you pay 2% for payment processing.
- scarface74 7y agoDo you think that it costs nothing for app review, hosting servers, legal, accounting (sending it out 1099s), refund handling, etc? Can you name one retailer that pays only 2% between retail and wholesale?
- sergiosgc 7y agoAll of that so the app store is clean. If it isn't clean, then you're throwing money away. That's the gist of what I originally said.
- scarface74 7y agoCompared to Macs and Windows, it’s a lot better for almost all consumers. I can install things willy nilly on iOS devices with some type of assurance that there are some things that an app can’t do and some things it can’t do without my explicit permission. Any program that you install on your computer has the same permissions that you have. Time and time again it’s been proving that even so called reputable companies like Facebook, Google, and more recently Zoom (popular video conferencing software that installed a web server on your computer that would automatically reinstall the app after you installed it) can’t be trusted. And let’s be honest, most of the money on mobile is being made by free to play games where the whales buy loot boxes and gems, or subscription services where you can buy subscriptions outside of the App Store or more recently you must buy subscriptions outside of the App Store or services I’m not going to go on some strange website and enter my card to download every piece of software and neither are most people. The App Store brings you customers that you would never have.
- sergiosgc 7y agoYou're mixing the permissions system of the OS with the app store. They are independent from one another. > I’m not going to go on some strange website and enter my card to download every piece of software and neither are most people. The App Store brings you customers that you would never have. The fact that open application ecosystems exist and thrive proves your assertion wrong.
- scarface74 7y agoIf "open ecosystems" thrive, where are all of the products making money directly from selling products on their websites? Is 2019 the "year of the Linux desktop"? Where are all of the apps on Android that does allow alternative app stores that are making any significant amount of money without being in the Play store?