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> They’re not even close to being a monopoly. They’re a huge company, but there is plenty of competition out there What's the competition for iOS app distribut
by forty 6y ago
> They’re not even close to being a monopoly. They’re a huge company, but there is plenty of competition out there
What's the competition for iOS app distribution? There might be competition on the customer side, but as far as I know there are none for the software/app vendors, which is why they can dictate their rules and choose the price (and it's not like customers have each a bunch of smartphones with different OSes, and you could say "Apple sucks so I'll make an Android app instead")
- kmbfjr 6y agoWhat's the competition for clothing distribution inside a Macy's? I mean, c'mon, it is their marketplace. Apple's customers have willingly chosen this, it wasn't forced upon them.
- RonanTheGrey 6y ago> Apple's customers have willingly chosen this, it wasn't forced upon them. There's a tentative (probably weak) argument to be made that the people who have bought Apple's hardware chose this. This is was simply inflicted on the developers, however. Regardless of the degree to which developers voluntarily develop for iOS, the rules by which they play are 100% dictated -- and they have no say in them at all (no free market) if they want access to Apple's 1 billion customers.
- forty 6y agoThe big difference is that customers can go to Macy's and one of their competitor the same day, they have the choice of marketplace. I don't ask for more, if people were able to have competing marketplaces on the iphone, then I don't think anyone would have a problem with Apple rules or pricing.
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