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Apple created the store because it sells iOS devices. It sells iOS devices because it’s a curated and environment where people feel safe to buy software, and b
by zepto 6y ago
Apple created the store because it sells iOS devices.
It sells iOS devices because it’s a curated and environment where people feel safe to buy software, and because Apple can deliver apis for new hardware as they release it rather than moving at the speed of web standards.
Apps also can be engineered for privacy and security in ways that web apps cannot.
The store will always be a differentiator from the open web in this way.
It is in Apple’s interest to have both the best browser and the best native platform and store.
- tracker1 6y agoApple makes more money on store sales than device sales... I'm certain that investors and the board would not appreciate losing that.
- zepto 6y ago“Apple makes more money on store sales than device sales“ This statement is complete bullshit. But in any case, that’s exactly why they want the browser to be successful too. Otherwise there might be an antitrust case which would cause them to lose the store.
- tracker1 6y agoLooks like you're right... $61b in store sales vs $413b in device sales, but not sure where the raw profits stack up... that said, I still think investors would be upset to drop $61b in what is likely high margins.
- zepto 6y agoWhat has ‘dropping’ the store revenue got to do with any of this?
- Brian_K_White 6y agoEverything. That's all this thread is about is exactly that. My comment reacts to a comment claiming Apple doesn't care about collecting a fee from web apps. Web apps theoretically allow both developers and users to skip the app store, and thus it's fees.
- zepto 6y agoSure, but it’s a completely unsubstantiated leap to suggest that this means the store revenue will be ‘dropped’. Both users and many developers benefit from the store for reasons already outlined in ways that the web can’t replicate. It’s not going to be ‘dropped’ just because streaming games don’t fit the model.
- Brian_K_White 6y agoProjections or thought experiments are not "leaps". Perhaps you missed the top of this thread and lost track of what this conversation is even about? If web apps can take the place of apps (and in broad strokes, yes they can) then the thought experiment is to ask "What if all apps became web apps?" And that was just part of evaluating the plausibility of the position that Apple doesn't care about collecting fees from web apps.