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> No matter what opinion one holds on mobile store rules, they are their rules and so far you have the choice of following them (which is also somewhat iffy) or
by akira2501 6y ago
> No matter what opinion one holds on mobile store rules, they are their rules and so far you have the choice of following them (which is also somewhat iffy) or not being on the store.
A valid opinion is that those rules are illegal under current federal statue. Another one is that although they currently aren't, they should be.
> Separate the issues and angles and see it for what it is: just a bunch of legal departments having a fight.
Yes, but the only reason they get to adjudicate it in tax payer funded courts is precisely _because_ the decision will have a major impact on consumers and developers as as whole.
It's a surprise because typically these departments have a much larger incentive to settle, and not to create new case law. It's giant news because of the potential impact to many individuals and to the industry as a whole.
- gowld 6y ago> Yes, but the only reason they get to adjudicate it in tax payer funded courts is precisely _because_ the decision will have a major impact on consumers and developers as as whole. That's not right. Civil tort suits are for any citizens to seek justice for themselves.
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- Gene_Parmesan 6y agoTort reform is a travesty, for sure, but I'm not sure it's a relevant point to make here.
- sfkdjf9j3j 6y agoIf it makes you feel better, the tax payer funded courts are only about 0.05% of the annual budget.
- Aeolun 6y agoGuess that explains why everything is so glacially slow. How about deverting a tenth of a percent from the military? :)
- risyachka 6y ago> A valid opinion is that those rules are illegal under current federal statue. Another one is that although they currently aren't, they should be. If you think about it it's not really valid. Retailers take a big cut of the price to sell your product and its legal. The rules were defined many years ago, and its a free world - don't like it - don't buy it. Why would it be illegal?
- werecat 6y agoThe problem is there is no alternative to the App Store on iPhones. Epic Games couldn't open their own Epic Games App Store and sell their games there because Apple has a complete control over how apps can be used and sold on iPhones.
- risyachka 6y agoTrue, but it doesn't make a situation unfair. It's just how it is. The court shouldn't be able to change business models that you don't like.
- qeternity 6y agoThere doesn’t need to be an alternative App Store in iOS. There just need to be alternatives to iOS. This whole “Apple have a monopoly inside their own product” is an absurd line of questioning when their product has anything but a monopoly. This argument is akin to saying that Disney has a monopoly on hotdog sales inside Disneyland and should be forced to allow competitors to open hotdog stands inside Disneyland.