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That may be a very good deal for some... but what if it's not or the people just want an alternative? If Apple's platform is that good, then there is no reason
by recoiledsnake 15y ago
That may be a very good deal for some... but what if it's not or the people just want an alternative? If Apple's platform is that good, then there is no reason to lock in people to use only that, devs will flock to it anyway, it can stand on it's own merits. Or Amazon or someone else may come in and offer all of the above + more at only 20% because of their efficiencies (AWS etc.). Not to mention the still ongoing forced 30% of subscriptions fiasco for which Apple does not provide hosting.
- LokiSnake 15y agoThere is good reason to not offer alternatives. There will be platform fragmentation, and end up being a worse experience for both developers and users. Devs probably need to publish on all stores to cover their bases, otherwise users need to know which store to buy from or have to search for an app in every single store. Also, Apple has changed their subscriptions policy: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/09/apple-reverses-course-on-in-app-subscriptions/ http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/09/apple-reverses-course-on...