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I look forward to hearing an argument about how game consoles are nearly as important to society or as ubiquitous, as smart phones.
by wayneftw 6y ago
I look forward to hearing an argument about how game consoles are nearly as important to society or as ubiquitous, as smart phones.
- parasubvert 6y agoTicketmaster for concerts Scientific journals Vehicle firmware and apps The list goes on. Apple’s policies aren’t monopoly by any historic definition: it’s complaining about commission rates, not about blocking market access, since you always can just pick a different platform. Unless iOS and Android needs to be declared a public utility.
- sunderw 6y agoI think you gave very good examples. For me, Ticketmaster and scientific journals abuse their position and there should be laws to prevent that.
- parasubvert 6y agoI have no problem with new laws to address this behavior. My disagreement is with the belief that existing anticompetitive laws apply to this situation.
- wayneftw 6y agoApple has at least 50% of the market in the USA. They have 90% of the youth market so the general market share just keeps growing. You can't have a successful app business without putting your offering in Apple's app store. Our existing anti-trust laws absolutely apply here.
- wayneftw 6y agoOK, maybe absolutely is a bit strong. IANAL :) Who knows... we'll see I guess. I don't think Epic will win, but I hope something changes because I just really want to put my own app on my own phone and help my customers do the same.
- Razengan 6y ago> I look forward to hearing an argument about how game consoles are nearly as important to society or as ubiquitous, as smart phones. I look forward to hearing an argument about how iPhones == all smart phones, or why the millions of users (including developer) who love the single-curator nature of iOS should be forcibly deprived of that. (Sorry for the snark, just continuing the mimicry chain)