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Beyond the obvious difference that Microsoft has a monopoly marketshare on PCs, and Apple has a minority marketshare of mobile devices, mobile devices are categ

Beyond the obvious difference that Microsoft has a monopoly marketshare on PCs, and Apple has a minority marketshare of mobile devices, mobile devices are categorically different because they are always with you. This generates a whole different slew of concerns around privacy and apps being able to access your information with or without your consent. By maintaining control over which apps can be sold to end users via the App Store, Apple is able to offer a layer of control over how these apps can access (or not) your personal data. There's nothing ridiculous about wanting to maintain data privacy/security on mobile devices, and that being of a higher priority with mobile than with a PC.

harikb 6y ago
That is the same argument that could have been applied to any one of the controversial tech monopoly issue before Wouldn’t MS want to secure its laptops by bundling a browser? Wouldn’t I have equally private and financial documents on a PC? location/gps can’t be that much of a differentiator. It is monopoly bullying whoever they can. They just happen to not directly affect us, unless we happen to be a developer making lot of money or compete with apple in any way.
- tommymachine 6y ago
  Kids take their phones with them everywhere. Location tracking is a huge differentiator between mobile/pc. Front & rear facing cameras are another. I am an app developer for iOS. It does directly affect me.
  - houreaction 6y ago
    I don't know what to say to you that could possibly convince you otherwise. but if you actually believe this you are a complete tool. You don't have to vet every single program on a computer to prevent the use of peripherals like GPS and cameras. you could just make a feature of the operating system that lets the user control what programs have access to peripherals and when. And another thing: if your argument is that people are too dumb to know how to use a computer, then they shouldn't rely on computers at all! children shouldn't even be using smartphones in the first place. but I suppose that's a separate argument entirely.

harikb 6y ago

That is the same argument that could have been applied to any one of the controversial tech monopoly issue before Wouldn’t MS want to secure its laptops by bundling a browser? Wouldn’t I have equally private and financial documents on a PC? location/gps can’t be that much of a differentiator. It is monopoly bullying whoever they can. They just happen to not directly affect us, unless we happen to be a developer making lot of money or compete with apple in any way.

tommymachine 6y ago
Kids take their phones with them everywhere. Location tracking is a huge differentiator between mobile/pc. Front & rear facing cameras are another. I am an app developer for iOS. It does directly affect me.
- houreaction 6y ago
  I don't know what to say to you that could possibly convince you otherwise. but if you actually believe this you are a complete tool. You don't have to vet every single program on a computer to prevent the use of peripherals like GPS and cameras. you could just make a feature of the operating system that lets the user control what programs have access to peripherals and when. And another thing: if your argument is that people are too dumb to know how to use a computer, then they shouldn't rely on computers at all! children shouldn't even be using smartphones in the first place. but I suppose that's a separate argument entirely.