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> The Solution for Consumers > Stop buying iPhones There's the problem with this argument. Consumers are suffering, but don't realize it. The lack of competit
by jonny_eh 6y ago
> The Solution for Consumers
> Stop buying iPhones
There's the problem with this argument. Consumers are suffering, but don't realize it. The lack of competition, and the increased cost to developers, are depriving consumers of innovative products like Hey, but they don't know it. You can't expect consumer to know when they buy a phone, that it will cause a future company to fail to launch an innovative new product. It's this very reason why we have anti-trust laws.
- nemothekid 6y agoPlease. You can argue it's bad for developers, but saying it's bad for consumers is unsubstantiated and just an appeal to emotion. Whether or nor other not the cut is fair, Apple has done an amazing job running the app store - as well as the broader platform in delivering a platform used by millions that is both free from malware and spyware.
- jonny_eh 6y ago> Apple has done an amazing job running the app store It can be true that they've run a great app store, but also true that some aspects of it are bad for developers and consumers.
- jpttsn 6y ago>Will cause to fail Is what seems so entitled about this thing. If your company/innovation relies on free access, but in reality that access costs 30%, your idea is not solid. Suppose there’s no iPhone. No customers bought it. They all want to run arbitrary software. In this world, is Hey a good idea? If that’s not the world you live in, should you invest in Hey pretending it’s another world?