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> Apple provides useful services with its App Store: filtration and curation. Yes, App Store does provide value and it can charge a cut. Having said that, Appl
by ancientcircuit 6y ago
> Apple provides useful services with its App Store: filtration and curation.
Yes, App Store does provide value and it can charge a cut. Having said that, Apple should equally provide a way to host different independent app stores just like Windows does.
Imagine on Windows/Linux/MacOS you could install software only from one corporate controlled store. Would you be fine with that?
- JumpCrisscross 6y ago> Would you be fine with that? Yes. I don’t need work requiring I install a Google App Store on my iOS device. I have a general-purpose computer already. One shouldn’t buy an iOS device if these restrictions are an issue.
- ancientcircuit 6y agoFor the next majority of population which gets connected to Internet, a smartphone would be the only computer they own. When that happens having the power to dictate which apps are allowed (censorship, exclusive browser engines etc) along with taking a part of income from the apps, makes it unfair. I come back to my Desktop example. Imagine Adobe had to pay 30% of their revenue to be on Windows, and Windows could dictate which browser engine all browsers must employ. Does it hurt UX a bit to install a different app store? Maybe. But it's an inconvenience only for those who use their smartphones as a secondary computer.