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> It’s the hazards of building your business on another company’s foundation. This is one of those mindkill kind of lines someone posts in all such threads. Y

> It’s the hazards of building your business on another company’s foundation. This is one of those mindkill kind of lines someone posts in all such threads. Yes, everything in the world depends on something else. Do you also say this when companies rely on utility companies for their electricity and water? Or must I buy an island and set things up from scratch before I am allowed to start a lemonade stand? Or maybe move to a different planet entirely just to be sure?

vincnetas 6y ago
You can get identical electricity from different provider. You cant get identical platform from not apple.
- Qub3d 6y ago
  I think you are in agreement with the parent on the overarching problem, but just bikeshedding the metaphor used to explain the problem here.
- hundchenkatze 6y ago
  There's only one provider of power where I live.
- katbyte 6y ago
  .. there is only one power company in the entire province I live in.
  - vincnetas 6y ago
    I understand and now you know why exactly this is bad. I for example have option to choose to buy electricity from any provider in my country and that electricity is delivered to me over wires of yet another company which handles only distribution. And that company is government ovned. If one elctricity manufacturer decides that im bad customer or gets greedy, i can swith to better supplier.
- 9HZZRfNlpR 6y ago
  The lines are the same, owned by either a state or most likely a company. Unless you live in some weird place where every company installs their own lines.
  - vincnetas 6y ago
    I live in a place where power distribution is separated from power generation. There are multiple power producers, but they using delivery network of other companies. And thats by design to prevent power monopoly.
- user5994461 6y ago
  No you can't, there is only one supplier for water and one for electricity. (Not in the US where it's privatized but that is US specific).
Zanni 6y ago
Water and electricity are, as you say, utilities and can't shut you down on a whim. But if you only have one source for lemons, and they cut you off, that's on you. Epic knows this. They're not just on iOS. You can find Fortnite on Xbox, Playstation, Switch, Android ...
chrisandchris 6y ago
At least in my country, water and power are utilites and provided by the government or companies acting on behalf of the government. As long as I pay the bills, water and power can‘t be taken away from myself. I also myself make the rules for retrieving (which is callew law) power and water through election and vote. An Apple login is handled by Apple. If they don‘t want to do business with you anymore, you‘re lost. They make the rules themself, there is basically not much you can do to appeal those rules directly. I can‘t do anything (well, court, but until then I‘m bankrupt) about it.

vincnetas 6y ago

You can get identical electricity from different provider. You cant get identical platform from not apple.

Qub3d 6y ago
I think you are in agreement with the parent on the overarching problem, but just bikeshedding the metaphor used to explain the problem here.
hundchenkatze 6y ago
There's only one provider of power where I live.
katbyte 6y ago
.. there is only one power company in the entire province I live in.
- vincnetas 6y ago
  I understand and now you know why exactly this is bad. I for example have option to choose to buy electricity from any provider in my country and that electricity is delivered to me over wires of yet another company which handles only distribution. And that company is government ovned. If one elctricity manufacturer decides that im bad customer or gets greedy, i can swith to better supplier.
9HZZRfNlpR 6y ago
The lines are the same, owned by either a state or most likely a company. Unless you live in some weird place where every company installs their own lines.
- vincnetas 6y ago
  I live in a place where power distribution is separated from power generation. There are multiple power producers, but they using delivery network of other companies. And thats by design to prevent power monopoly.
user5994461 6y ago
No you can't, there is only one supplier for water and one for electricity. (Not in the US where it's privatized but that is US specific).

Zanni 6y ago

Water and electricity are, as you say, utilities and can't shut you down on a whim. But if you only have one source for lemons, and they cut you off, that's on you. Epic knows this. They're not just on iOS. You can find Fortnite on Xbox, Playstation, Switch, Android ...

chrisandchris 6y ago

At least in my country, water and power are utilites and provided by the government or companies acting on behalf of the government. As long as I pay the bills, water and power can‘t be taken away from myself. I also myself make the rules for retrieving (which is callew law) power and water through election and vote. An Apple login is handled by Apple. If they don‘t want to do business with you anymore, you‘re lost. They make the rules themself, there is basically not much you can do to appeal those rules directly. I can‘t do anything (well, court, but until then I‘m bankrupt) about it.