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How many people would have stopped buying iPhone due to that epic run of malware and viruses that never happened? Why does Apple spend so much on safety and se

• kbenson 6y ago
  > How many people would have stopped buying iPhone due to that epic run of malware and viruses that never happened? I'm not saying make it super easy. I would be perfectly happy with a situation where it's hard to install a separate store (on Android to install any app not from the shipped with stores you specifically have to go to settings and enable untrusted apps. But there's a huge difference between "hard" and "legally impossible". > Why does Apple spend so much on safety and security if it doesn’t sell iPhones? Because it lets them completely control the platform, so they don't have to worry nearly as much about competition? The fact that Epic can't just install another store and get around Apple's 30% cut is a huge incentive to spend money on "safety and security", because the way they've chosen to achieve those goals is "we control it all, you control nothing, and we'll keep you safe". That's very convenient for them.
  • valuearb 6y ago
    The net profits from that 30% is a trivial amount compared to their iPhone/iPad profits. Yes they are worried about competition, Android. Epic isn’t competition. Without the walled garden, the iPhone loses a huge differentiator between it and Android, a and one of their developers and customers most valued features.