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This seems like a particularly insane time for Apple to risk losing subscription apps like Netflix, Evernote, Kindle, etc. What with Android sells now far out-
by theBobMcCormick 16y ago
This seems like a particularly insane time for Apple to risk losing subscription apps like Netflix, Evernote, Kindle, etc. What with Android sells now far out-pacing iPhone sales and WP7 making a fair attempt at getting lets under itself.
IMHO, they could have pulled this off a year or 2 ago because developers had nowhere else credible to turn. Now, they do.
- sahaj 16y agoI think Apple is counting on platform fragmentation to win here. Apple may be thinking that with WebOS, WP7, and Android, these big companies will probably get their biggest profits from Apple if Apple continues to be the biggest shareholder within the mobile platforms.
- theBobMcCormick 16y agoUnless I'm drastically misunderstanding the numbers, Apple already isn't the biggest shareholder in mobile platforms (http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/09/gartner-android-os-sales-trumps-ios-and-rim-grew-888-percent-in-2010/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/09/gartner-android-os-sales-tr...) That's why I think this strategy is suicide for Apple. They can reach more users on Android without having to pay a 30% toll.