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> What kinds of apps would exist if Apple didn’t take it upon itself to judge which apps are valuable or moral, and which are not? Gee, if only there was a pla

> What kinds of apps would exist if Apple didn’t take it upon itself to judge which apps are valuable or moral, and which are not? Gee, if only there was a platform in this digital gulag that didn't have this limitation! Imagine the possibilities! Oh right, it's green, and it's not so cool. Who cares about it anyways, right?

Epskampie 5y ago
You mean the web? The most empowering and useful “platform” in the whole world because there is no single bigcorp behind it.
- pjmlp 5y ago
  He means Android and ChromeOS. As for the Web, it is a couple of years away of turning into ChromeOS. https://www.chromium.org/teams/web-capabilities-fugu https://www.chromium.org/teams/web-capabilities-fugu
emsy 5y ago
People looking for paying customers. Iphone users are much more lucrative. An iPhone is also a status marker which is why most apps start as ios exclusives. It’s much easier to develop for since there are fewer devices and you can expect a certain performance. I would love to see this flipped for the simple reason that I think Apple is complacent and anti-innovation but in the meantime this is the reality we have to deal with.
Dah00n 5y ago
No need for the attitude, especially since it is plain wrong because Google do judge. Just not as extremely as Apple.
wayneftw 5y ago
Golly, I bet if I build for Android I can get half of all the users in the USA to move to that platform too! That way everybody who has a smart phone could all use my app... Aww shucks, my app is a game for kids though and 90% of the youth are on an iPhone. Maybe though all I have to do is release it for Android and they'll all see what's really cool and come piling in!! Right? Let's get real though. I would have a better chance of getting to everybody if I lobby the government to force Apple to open up. The way I see it they shouldn't be allowed to decide for half the US or 90% of US youths that some app should or should not exist.
- sofixa 5y ago
  > Aww shucks, my app is a game for kids though and 90% of the youth are on an iPhone Really? I would have thought people would be hesitant to buy expensive devices for everyday use for kids. Do you have a source showing the distribution of that particular market? Not saying you're wrong, just that it sounds weird.
  - wayneftw 5y ago
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Epskampie 5y ago

You mean the web? The most empowering and useful “platform” in the whole world because there is no single bigcorp behind it.

pjmlp 5y ago
He means Android and ChromeOS. As for the Web, it is a couple of years away of turning into ChromeOS. https://www.chromium.org/teams/web-capabilities-fugu https://www.chromium.org/teams/web-capabilities-fugu

emsy 5y ago

People looking for paying customers. Iphone users are much more lucrative. An iPhone is also a status marker which is why most apps start as ios exclusives. It’s much easier to develop for since there are fewer devices and you can expect a certain performance. I would love to see this flipped for the simple reason that I think Apple is complacent and anti-innovation but in the meantime this is the reality we have to deal with.

Dah00n 5y ago

No need for the attitude, especially since it is plain wrong because Google do judge. Just not as extremely as Apple.

wayneftw 5y ago

Golly, I bet if I build for Android I can get half of all the users in the USA to move to that platform too! That way everybody who has a smart phone could all use my app... Aww shucks, my app is a game for kids though and 90% of the youth are on an iPhone. Maybe though all I have to do is release it for Android and they'll all see what's really cool and come piling in!! Right? Let's get real though. I would have a better chance of getting to everybody if I lobby the government to force Apple to open up. The way I see it they shouldn't be allowed to decide for half the US or 90% of US youths that some app should or should not exist.

sofixa 5y ago
> Aww shucks, my app is a game for kids though and 90% of the youth are on an iPhone Really? I would have thought people would be hesitant to buy expensive devices for everyday use for kids. Do you have a source showing the distribution of that particular market? Not saying you're wrong, just that it sounds weird.
- wayneftw 5y ago
  https://www.matthewball.vc/all/applemetaverse https://www.matthewball.vc/all/applemetaverse https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2020/8/18/app-stores https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2020/8/18/app-stores https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/10/06/us-teen-iphone-ownership-reaches-all-time-high-continues-to-grow https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/10/06/us-teen-iphone-ow... https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/market-share-held-by-smartphone-platforms-in-the-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/market-share-held... https://www.techspot.com/news/74108-over-80-us-teens-iphone-owners-according-survey.html https://www.techspot.com/news/74108-over-80-us-teens-iphone-... https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-share/ https://www.counterpointresearch.com/us-market-smartphone-sh... https://macdailynews.com/2019/05/16/apple-iphones-installed-base-hits-193-million-units-in-the-u-s/ https://macdailynews.com/2019/05/16/apple-iphones-installed-...