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> And in the process get a law book. You're the one who thinks that you need a world-wide monopoly for it to matter to courts in the US. > Don't like Apple, b
by wayneftw 6y ago
> And in the process get a law book.
You're the one who thinks that you need a world-wide monopoly for it to matter to courts in the US.
> Don't like Apple, buy Android, Jolla, Purism, KaiOS, whatever.
That's advice for a user, not a developer. As a developer, I'm forced to go where my customers are and in the US 50% of the users have an iPhone.
If only 10% of the users in the US used an iPhone, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y agoIf your customers made a choice to choose a platform with a highly-controlled walled garden as the only means of installing software then you should respect that and either adhere to the terms of said garden or not enter that market. You're thinking like a company that cold calls people on the do-not-call registry or something.
- bananaface 6y agoThis assumes people buying Apple devices did it because they want a walled garden. I don't think that's true, I think it's the opposite. Most users dislike it. Obtuse example: I think the vast majority of Fortnite players would have (much) preferred to pay Epic's cheaper rate.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y agoAt least according to many iPhone owners in this thread, that is precisely why they bought an iPhone. It's also one of the many reasons that I did not.
- bananaface 6y agoHacker News commentators aren't typical users. But tbh I'm skeptical of how many of those comments are organic.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 6y ago> Hacker News commentators are not typical users. You're right, they're at least 10x as arrogant as the typical population. For instance, most people probably do not assume their customers are idiots who make purchasing decisions without understanding the consequences, even if that is often true.