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Apple is the best at getting consumers to buy software. US govt cracking down on that is shooting themselves in the foot. Google Play is mostly free ad-supporte
by unityByFreedom 5y ago
Apple is the best at getting consumers to buy software. US govt cracking down on that is shooting themselves in the foot. Google Play is mostly free ad-supported apps with a higher incentive to resell data.
- username90 5y agoPeople buy apple phones since they are fine with spending money, so then they spend more money in app stores as well. It has nothing to do with how Apple runs the store.
- unityByFreedom 5y agoNoone comes close to their success selling software to consumers. That's because of a legit strategy to unify hardware and software, not anti-competitive behavior. Software piracy was rampant in the 90s and early 2000s. It's why everything now is subscription or online-only. Apple was hugely successful securing their devices and store to convince people to buy software. Disrupting Apple for their success here would hurt competition, not help it. Apple provides developers a secure platform that has customers, and it provides consumers with software and hardware they can trust. Without Apple carrying the torch we would have even more data breaches, less trust, less investment and less innovation.