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They are short-sighted. They don't realize that they are the ones adding value to Apple's platform, and they shouldn't have to pay Apple to do so! With its app

They are short-sighted. They don't realize that they are the ones adding value to Apple's platform, and they shouldn't have to pay Apple to do so! With its app store, Apple acts like a corrupt bureaucrat middleman between developers and users, and demands an unnecessary bribe from both to distribute and use the app. It reduces profit for the developers and increases cost for their clients.

bigbizisverywyz 6y ago
I don't think they are short-sighted. I think they realise that the app store gives them such a leg up in the process of packaging, distributing, managing updates, helping with discoverability, ensuring platform compatibility and (optionally) taking payment of their software that they easily see the value advantage to going on the app store other than doing all that themselves. Managing all of that yourself would leave less time for development, would cost a lot more than the app store fees & cut and would be in itself an insurmountable barrier to many who might not even bother (particularly small freeware apps). On the whole I'd say the app store benefits the majority of developers, particularly smaller ones. The companies that do chafe at the bit though are the larger ones for whom all of that infrastructure is already taken care of, and it's no barrier for them. They seem to resent Apple's cut which would probably explain the Fortnite fracas.
- webmobdev 6y ago
  Everything you've described is exactly the things they are short-sighted about - if you need to grow your business these are the things you need control and oversight over, and need to master. Betting your business on one horse (whose feet are tied) is just plain stupid.
jaimex2 6y ago
This sums up my thoughts quite well. Even with the boutique money there we usually see someone's sob story about Apple pulling their app on a whim on HN quite often.

bigbizisverywyz 6y ago

I don't think they are short-sighted. I think they realise that the app store gives them such a leg up in the process of packaging, distributing, managing updates, helping with discoverability, ensuring platform compatibility and (optionally) taking payment of their software that they easily see the value advantage to going on the app store other than doing all that themselves. Managing all of that yourself would leave less time for development, would cost a lot more than the app store fees & cut and would be in itself an insurmountable barrier to many who might not even bother (particularly small freeware apps). On the whole I'd say the app store benefits the majority of developers, particularly smaller ones. The companies that do chafe at the bit though are the larger ones for whom all of that infrastructure is already taken care of, and it's no barrier for them. They seem to resent Apple's cut which would probably explain the Fortnite fracas.

webmobdev 6y ago
Everything you've described is exactly the things they are short-sighted about - if you need to grow your business these are the things you need control and oversight over, and need to master. Betting your business on one horse (whose feet are tied) is just plain stupid.

jaimex2 6y ago

This sums up my thoughts quite well. Even with the boutique money there we usually see someone's sob story about Apple pulling their app on a whim on HN quite often.