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That summarizes exactly why I hope this type of legislation doesn’t work out. Today I can trust that any apps I download will use APNS or nothing. Alternative
by jpttsn 5y ago
That summarizes exactly why I hope this type of legislation doesn’t work out.
Today I can trust that any apps I download will use APNS or nothing.
Alternatively, a horror show of cheap and broken push implementations from developers who want to save a dime.
Consumers would suffer a thousand cuts and the value of the platform would plummet, eventually hurting developers more.
- ThatPlayer 5y agoThen Apple can lower the cost and developers won't have to switch to save a dime. Then Apple can keep their platform value. Alternatives means competition. Keeping the value of their platform up is no excuse for anti-competitive practices.
- jpttsn 5y agoDevelopers will always choose the cheapest option. Someone will make a “free backup just watch this 30s ad” and people would use that instead of iCloud. You fetishize competition. I want apple to be allowed to be anti competitive on their own platform. Just like I want to go to Disneyworld and not having to choose between competing companies’ versions of Space Mountain. The rest of the world outside the walled garden is a competitive market. Once inside the walled garden, we have paid handsomely not to be competed for.