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> Isn't that similar? No, what you described was a simple change in how the product was distributed. Forcing Apple to engineer a way to add 3rd party app store
by M4v3R 6y ago
> Isn't that similar?
No, what you described was a simple change in how the product was distributed. Forcing Apple to engineer a way to add 3rd party app stores on their platform would require significant engineering effort from them and changing their operating system internals significantly.
- criddell 6y agoSo to stick with the telecom example, if you want to sell telecom equipment or operate a phone company you must include intercept capability for law enforcement. That involves engineering changes in the hardware and software, business operations changes to manage and execute the intercept requests, etc... Is that a closer example? For Apple it might be less expensive to just make a single policy change - allow apps to use alternate payment providers. That feels somewhat close to forcing AT&T to allow alternate telephone providers.
- grahamburger 6y agoHow much engineering does Google do to make sure F-droid or Amazon App Store works android? I would be surprised if it's very much.