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App stores need competition, not regulation.
by indymike 6y ago
App stores need competition, not regulation.
- libraryatnight 6y agoI don't necessarily disagree but that's a tall order when lots of users believe the app store default on their respective device is the only option.
- jonny_eh 6y agoIn situations where competition is not possible, we need to resort to regulation.
- Sargos 6y agoIn this case the economic conditions are a monopoly so competition is impossible. That's why regulations exist, they fix market failures.
- alewi481 6y agoA positive aspect of Apple’s model is that it’s impossible for a malicious ad to trick an unsuspecting user into sideloading malware on their device.
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- terrortrain 6y agoA positive aspect of prison is that you won't crash your car
- jjk166 6y agoIf you want to spend $700 to go to prison for a while so you don't crash your car, I don't think there should be a law against it.
- terrortrain 6y agoSure, but people aren't paying to go to prison. They are paying for a nice bed. Apple just happens to keep the bed in prison, which is where you must go if you want to use the bed.
- im3w1l 6y agoThe vast majority of apps are malware. In both Apple's and Google's app stores. It's gotten to the point that apps are assumed to harvest all information they have access to, store it permanently and sell it to anyone who asks.
- Spivak 6y agoIf you define malware so broad that every app meets your definition then the term kinda loses its punch.
- im3w1l 6y agoIt's the software ecosystem that has changed, not the definition. Spyware was always included. You can check the history of wikipedia article on malware if you don't believe me.
- SahAssar 6y agoYou really think there is nothing in the app store that can be called malware?
- Spivak 6y agoSo in response to a tightly controlled store where it’s hard but not impossible to publish malware you want the way forward to make it easier?
- SahAssar 6y agoI just asked the parent if they thought it was really impossible. But personally, yes. I think controlling your own device is more important, so there should be a way to sideload apps.
- shi314 6y agoTo avoid unhealthy competition that endangers competition itself, regulation is required. Humans have tendency to monopolise. Regulations makes competition important for benefit maximization. Apple would have long bought and closed by Microsoft if not for Regulation. AMD would have had suffered end.