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> Apple pretty much is the government when it comes to the App Store. It definitely is not. The defining feature of a government is the legitimate use of viol
by randallsquared 6y ago
> Apple pretty much is the government when it comes to the App Store.
It definitely is not. The defining feature of a government is the legitimate use of violence. No actual or threatened violence, no government.
There are lots of reasons to be concerned about the App Store and Apple, but let's not blur the lines between money voluntarily given to use a service, and money given to avoid arrest and jail.
- simongr3dal 6y agoTo be pedantic, a government can be a collective noun for governing and ruling bodies, state-affiliated or not. And Apple, the iPhone team, the iOS team, and the App Store team are certainly governing how developers can act.
- zepolen 6y agoWell in this Apple governed App store 'State' the act of violence is the forced removal of an app (a shop) from being allowed to operate, and in some case (Epic Games), completely banning the citizen from the State, let's call that Jail since Apple again may set them free, again, at their discretion. This App Store ecosystem sits at over 1.5 billion inhabitants, larger than China. Frankly, state tax is the perfect word to use.
- shi314 6y agoA tax is a compulsory payment levied by the government on individuals or companies to meet the expenditure which is required for public welfare. Violence being monopolised by State is the modern political philosophy given by Weber in 1919. Tax existed when individuals namely aristocracy even had legitimate use of violence. Apple makes case it charges fees for public good by curating list and providing security to end users, that's public welfare unless it's millions of users aren't enough to be categorised as Public.