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> Why not give customers the choice to run other app stores? Why would Apple want to do so? That would obviously reduce their earnings. > Imagine if all the s
by vbezhenar 5y ago
> Why not give customers the choice to run other app stores?
Why would Apple want to do so? That would obviously reduce their earnings.
> Imagine if all the software on your laptop must be downloaded from the windows store..
I bet that is Microsoft's dream. They can't just do that because of disruption would be too big. But they did something similar with Windows RT, so they definitely looking into it.
- Hamuko 5y ago>They can't just do that because of disruption would be too big. Microsoft became rather antitrust shy at some point. Not sure if that's the case anymore but I think it affected many of the decisions.
- dan-robertson 5y agoThey became shy exactly when they lost a massive antitrust suit in the late 90’s.