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Why should people be forced to use Honda engines with Honda cars? Honda ONLY offers Honda engines, not any other manufacturer. The are abusing their control of

by tedd4u 5y ago

Why should people be forced to use Honda engines with Honda cars? Honda ONLY offers Honda engines, not any other manufacturer. The are abusing their control of the integrated car to force control of the drive system and engine. People should be free to choose to use Honda engines or not. Apple created an integrated product that billions of people prefer. I don’t think it’s for us to arbitrarily tell Apple which parts of their product have to be split into different categories we arbitrarily define for them.

celsoazevedo 5y ago
You can replace that Honda engine with a different one (at your own risk) if that's what you want. Honda also doesn't force everyone to give them 30 or 15% of engine oil or washer fluid sales. The only way to install an app on an iPhone is via Apple's store. You can't download it from the dev's website and install it. You also can't use a different app store because Apple doesn't let you. And you also can't buy something on an app (eg: a subscription) without using Apple's payment system or even link to a donation page (why?). You can have a well integrated product and still give users and developers some freedom. For example, Android phones usually come with Google's Play Store, which is what the vast majority of users use. It's no different from Apple and the App Store. Then, optionally, you can download the apk (the .dmg or .exe equivalent) from the dev's website and install it. You can also install a different app store, if that's what you want (almost no one does it, but the option is there). Apps are still only allowed to do what the OS let's them do (eg: you still need to give them permission to access your location, camera, etc), so you're only missing the privacy given by the review process. And when it comes to payments, you can use Google's payment system or something else. Not very different from what happens on your computer. Some people say this is terrible because then Facebook can create their store to bypass Google's rules. In practice, Facebook knows most users won't sideload apps or install a different app store, so they follow Google's rules like everyone else.

by tedd4u 5y ago

celsoazevedo 5y ago

You can replace that Honda engine with a different one (at your own risk) if that's what you want. Honda also doesn't force everyone to give them 30 or 15% of engine oil or washer fluid sales. The only way to install an app on an iPhone is via Apple's store. You can't download it from the dev's website and install it. You also can't use a different app store because Apple doesn't let you. And you also can't buy something on an app (eg: a subscription) without using Apple's payment system or even link to a donation page (why?). You can have a well integrated product and still give users and developers some freedom. For example, Android phones usually come with Google's Play Store, which is what the vast majority of users use. It's no different from Apple and the App Store. Then, optionally, you can download the apk (the .dmg or .exe equivalent) from the dev's website and install it. You can also install a different app store, if that's what you want (almost no one does it, but the option is there). Apps are still only allowed to do what the OS let's them do (eg: you still need to give them permission to access your location, camera, etc), so you're only missing the privacy given by the review process. And when it comes to payments, you can use Google's payment system or something else. Not very different from what happens on your computer. Some people say this is terrible because then Facebook can create their store to bypass Google's rules. In practice, Facebook knows most users won't sideload apps or install a different app store, so they follow Google's rules like everyone else.