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Vendor lock-in and ridiculous pricing sounds like just about every SaaS startup in the world. But it's Apple, so it's not okay.

• tootie 7y ago
  Apple apps can only be developed on Apple computers and if you pay a fee to Apple for the privilege. And they own the app store. There's lock in and then there's complete vertical integration.
  • briandear 7y ago
    So don’t participate in that market. You have that choice.
    • tootie 7y ago
      As a user, sure. As a developer I don't really have a choice.
• chipperyman573 7y ago
  My monthly subscription is for a mobile plan, not a phone. I paid for that up front. Why would it be like SAAS?
  • selectodude 7y ago
    I think OP means on the developers' end. The only monthly fee my iPhone seemingly requires is $.99/mo because their cloud storage tiers kind of suck.
• scarface74 7y ago
  And if you don’t want to participate in the market that has the most money to spend, I am sure other companies would love to. I no more want a web app on my phone than I want an Electron app on my computer.
  • saagarjha 7y ago
    Web apps are nicer than Electron, since they don’t bundle Chromium.