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> Everything Apple is doing is helping make a better app store for me. I would prefer paying for Netflix right from the iPhone. It would be great to have torre

> Everything Apple is doing is helping make a better app store for me. I would prefer paying for Netflix right from the iPhone. It would be great to have torrent apps (they have legitimate use-cases). I would love to run qemu on my powerful iPad Pro. Apple does not allow any of that.

spullara 6y ago
They allow Netflix to charge on the phone if they are willing to agree to the other conditions.
scarface74 6y ago
You can pay for Netflix right on the phone. You can go to https://netflix.com https://netflix.com You can also buy an Android phone like 85% of the rest of the world.
- chipotle_coyote 6y ago
  Eh, I think this is one of the two points where the case against Apple's App Store model is the strongest. Not allowing applications to use third party in-app purchase systems is weakly defensible, but they not only don't allow that, they not only don't allow you to load an online store in a web view, they not only don't allow you to link to an online store that will open in Safari, the App Store terms literally do not allow you to mention the existence of other online stores. There are arguments to be made -- and they're made in these comments -- that the App Store is a net benefit for consumers, but it is really, really hard to make the case that users somehow benefit from this.
  - scarface74 6y ago
    Can I advertise in Walmart that they can buy the sane item cheaper from my own website?
    - jedberg 6y ago
      Is Walmart the only store you're allowed to shop at?
      - scarface74 6y ago
        Neither is the iPhone the only phone you are allowed to buy.
    - chipotle_coyote 6y ago
      I don't think that's a valid comparison in this case. You aren't advertising another place to buy the same item, you are telling people how to buy content for the item they obtained from Apple's App Store that is (a) necessary for the item to work meaningfully and (b) is not sold through Apple's App Store. Are you completely confident that if Walmart, for some reason, sold video game consoles but didn't sell the actual games for the console, they would maintain an iron-clad prohibition against telling their own customers where those games are available?
    - saagarjha 6y ago
      Can you show up at Costco and prevent them from selling your products at a lower price than you do on your official website?

spullara 6y ago

They allow Netflix to charge on the phone if they are willing to agree to the other conditions.

scarface74 6y ago

You can pay for Netflix right on the phone. You can go to https://netflix.com https://netflix.com You can also buy an Android phone like 85% of the rest of the world.

chipotle_coyote 6y ago
Eh, I think this is one of the two points where the case against Apple's App Store model is the strongest. Not allowing applications to use third party in-app purchase systems is weakly defensible, but they not only don't allow that, they not only don't allow you to load an online store in a web view, they not only don't allow you to link to an online store that will open in Safari, the App Store terms literally do not allow you to mention the existence of other online stores. There are arguments to be made -- and they're made in these comments -- that the App Store is a net benefit for consumers, but it is really, really hard to make the case that users somehow benefit from this.
- scarface74 6y ago
  Can I advertise in Walmart that they can buy the sane item cheaper from my own website?
  - jedberg 6y ago
    Is Walmart the only store you're allowed to shop at?
    - scarface74 6y ago
      Neither is the iPhone the only phone you are allowed to buy.
  - chipotle_coyote 6y ago
    I don't think that's a valid comparison in this case. You aren't advertising another place to buy the same item, you are telling people how to buy content for the item they obtained from Apple's App Store that is (a) necessary for the item to work meaningfully and (b) is not sold through Apple's App Store. Are you completely confident that if Walmart, for some reason, sold video game consoles but didn't sell the actual games for the console, they would maintain an iron-clad prohibition against telling their own customers where those games are available?
  - saagarjha 6y ago
    Can you show up at Costco and prevent them from selling your products at a lower price than you do on your official website?