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They don’t directly, but it will be interesting to see if apps start migrating preferentially to Android as the preferred platform for ‘free’ apps and they beco
by mrkstu 5y ago
They don’t directly, but it will be interesting to see if apps start migrating preferentially to Android as the preferred platform for ‘free’ apps and they become more and more unable to monetize on iOS.
- disgruntledphd2 5y agoJust as planned. This is all about killing Google and Facebook, while winning some small PR battles about privacy. Meanwhile, such behaviour reinforces Apple as a luxury, aspirational brand and they sell more.
- floatingatoll 5y agoAs an iOS user, I sure hope so. The plague of ad-ridden, data-scraping, non-native cross-platform junk UI free apps has noticeably harmed the quality of the platform, and I wish good riddance to them all. Perhaps Apple agrees with my view?
- saltminer 5y ago>apps start migrating preferentially to Android as the preferred platform for ‘free’ apps It already is for truly free apps. There are a lot more apps on Android that cost nothing and have no ads (because you just pay $25 once instead of $100/year). As for the ad-filled ones? I think you'll see less shovelware, but only slightly less, since the lowest quality shovelware will no longer be profitable. It won't lead to a real boost in overall app store quality, though.