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Tim Sweeney was outspoken about Microsoft’s attempt to force their “App Store” down windows users throats. Microsoft backed down, has certainly moved in a more
by AJ007 6y ago
Tim Sweeney was outspoken about Microsoft’s attempt to force their “App Store” down windows users throats. Microsoft backed down, has certainly moved in a more developer friendly direction, and arguably may have saved their own asses in the process.
For everyone defending Apple, consider your main desktop/laptop computer and how you would feel if all of the apps you installed not only had to be downloaded from Apple/Dell/Lenovo/Microsoft but also 30% of any software or subscriptions you bought on that device went to one of those companies. Apple sells devices with high margins on top of all of this. Which is probably why they are the most valuable public company in the world besides maybe Saudi Aramco.
- donmcronald 6y agoI never got into mobile development because I didn’t think there was any way Apple’s App Store would survive asking for a 30% cut and final say on distribution. And now it’s way worse than it was in the beginning. There’s way less upside for small developers and a lot more risk of being rejected IMO.