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Not just developers, but users as well. 90% of my ipad usage is with 2 apps - Netflix and Kindle, and now Apple is threatening to mess with them. I am not amuse
by ojbyrne 16y ago
Not just developers, but users as well. 90% of my ipad usage is with 2 apps - Netflix and Kindle, and now Apple is threatening to mess with them. I am not amused.
- staunch 16y agoNetflix is the killer app for me. They go off the iPad and I'll probably buy something else when I buy a new tablet.
- kenjackson 16y agoApple won't mess with Netflix. No way. Any phone/tablet without Netflix is a non-starter. Apple knows this. Netflix gets an exemption. Kindle is a tougher call. I think Apple may try to pull them and see if they can do it or not.
- tomkarlo 16y agoDon't forget there's a web-based Kindle reader as well. It's not as great as an app but with some offline storage it's a somewhat viable substitute.
- jonknee 16y agoI don't disagree, but that's also how you get sued/investigated for anti-competitive behavior.
- andyman1080 16y agoSeriously? Did I miss the part where iOS obtained 95% mobile OS market share?
- Natsu 16y ago> Did I miss the part where iOS obtained 95% mobile OS market share? That depends on whether or not you believe what Steve said in the keynote about having over 90% of the tablet market.
- mhw 16y agoDid I miss the part where first-mover advantage became anti-competitive behaviour?
- Natsu 16y agoI'm not making any claims about who is and isn't an illegal monopoly, that's a legal matter and IANAL. I was addressing the claim about market share and only that.
- mhw 16y agoNeither was I really. I was making a point about the speed with which people are jumping to claims of anti-competitive behaviour before the competition have really got out of the starting blocks, and in some cases before they've even got their running spikes on. I think it would be a very bad move to regulate a market that's only really existed for 3 years and hasn't yet reached a point where anyone can be said to have an established monopoly. Must remember not to try being pithy on HN in future.
- kmfrk 16y agoIt's funny to think of the app comparison Jobs did at his keynote presentation. Let's see the numbers for books on Kindle and compare notes.