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People should be allowed to install other installation platforms. This needs to be made into the law. Consoles are a different thing, in their case, they must b
by rydre 6y ago
People should be allowed to install other installation platforms. This needs to be made into the law. Consoles are a different thing, in their case, they must be made to allow cross play/communication between other consoles if the game developer wishes to integrate the functionality. If consoles turn into a general purpose compute thing, then they must be made mandatory like that too.
Remove the network effects that ruin innovation and keep society behind. Compete on merit.
If Apple is so sure that they are providing consumers with the best experience, why do they not allow competitors and make it fair? Make it mandatory that a developer has to support Apple payment method, fine, but don't add anti competitive clauses like you shouldn't tell the consumer that you can get the app 30% if you pay with PayPal/Stripe etc instead of paying with Apple. Then look at what the consumer picks. Is Apple's quality assurance really worth that much? Give free markets a chance, and we'll find out. 10 years are enough to make a profit, innovate and open up.
Stop using network effects/lock in as your moat, use your innovation to stay ahead.
- zepto 6y agoWhat’s wrong with Android? Another good option would be to force vendors to allow consumer to install any operating system they chose, so people could install Android or Facebook os on Apple hardware. Essentially boot camp for iPhone. This would be great for software freedom since it would have to apply across the board to Android vendors too. Forcing Apple to make their operating system work the way you want them to is like forced speech or forced labor, and is taking away a choice consumers clearly want. It also simply doesn’t open the door for real innovation in the space. If we are going to solve this problem, let’s do it for real. It’s also worth pointing out that if you force Apple to allow alternate stores, those stores will be owned by Google and Amazon. They will not compete on ‘innovation’. They will compete on advertising reach. Let’s be real. If you are advocating for alternate stores to be forced on iOS, you simply arguing for Amazon and Google and Facebook‘s competitive interests while doing nothing to constrain their various anticompetitive tendencies.
- gamblor956 6y agoForcing Apple to make their operating system work the way you want them to is like forced speech or forced labor, Legally, it's nothing even remotely like forced speech or forced labor. It's simply the application of neutral laws intended to foster commercial activity by prohibiting anticompetitive activity, such as that engaged in by Apple in running its app store.
- zepto 6y agoExcept that they are not neutral laws, and the application of them would force Apple to write and maintain code. I actually am in favor of truly neutral laws, such as a law outlawing the locking of hardware to a particular OS. Laws that could be applied universally.
- Jyaif 6y ago> those stores will be owned by Google and Amazon and Valve, and Epic, and itch.io, and...
- zepto 6y agoYeah - instead of one giant company whose rules we have to dealt with, we have 9. I can’t wait. Remember they are going to compete for customers first and developers second. Developers will have to go to where the customers are. This is not going to be better for developers.
- Jyaif 6y agoThe Epic store came late into the game, so in order to get developers on-board they take a fee of 12 percent. And in order to get customers they offer free games. Looks like everybody (except Steam) wins.
- zepto 6y agoThe developers whose games are being given away for free lose. Amazon did the same thing with their Android store. Developers lose.
- kitsunesoba 6y agoIf Apple allows third-party platforms, they should still have some level of control I think. So for example, to maintain iOS' advantage of practically zero piracy, they should be able to lock out an "app store" that distributes cracked apps. Similarly, an app store that does shady things like install coin miners and spyware in the background should be able to be barred from operation.