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I think this will create a race to the bottom on app quality, at least on iOS. I suffer from Apple’s seemingly random antics and app review process as much as t

I think this will create a race to the bottom on app quality, at least on iOS. I suffer from Apple’s seemingly random antics and app review process as much as the next dev here but as a consumer I’m all for paid, curated content from a trusted source. I like Sign In with Apple buttons and strict enforcement of permissions and privacy. Many times I hear “just let me pay for what I’m consuming instead of having my data sold and spammed with ads”; the App Store, to some extent, pretty much does that. Now, “what’s wrong with having an alternative” you say? Apps will migrate to the path of least resistance. No reviews, no rules? Much easier than the official store. Once you develop your app for the unofficial store, getting it into the official one would be like certifying a Mad Max vehicle at the Californian DMV. In short, I like the ecosystem Apple created, especially for my kids. This seems like a big step forward for competition but is it really that good for me?

asddubs 5y ago
>No reviews, no rules? Much easier than the official store. Once you develop your app for the unofficial store, getting it into the official one would be like certifying a Mad Max vehicle at the Californian DMV. but also not being able to be found by default at all, until your potential users download some other app store. I think android is a good example showing that most people probably will not bother to do that, and apple still has a large advantage, it just evens the playing field a little
MrStonedOne 5y ago
Don't you think that is something apple should have thought of before doing what they did to cause the outcry that lead to this? Apple wanted to be the gatekeeper blocking out harmful apps, fine by me. Apple then wanting to use that gatekeeper status to steal money from app developers, block apps that compete with apple internal apps, and enforce moral choices on what kinds of apps you can install on your phone, evil by me. They could have done the former without doing the latter, but they fucked it up, and have to pay the piper.

asddubs 5y ago

>No reviews, no rules? Much easier than the official store. Once you develop your app for the unofficial store, getting it into the official one would be like certifying a Mad Max vehicle at the Californian DMV. but also not being able to be found by default at all, until your potential users download some other app store. I think android is a good example showing that most people probably will not bother to do that, and apple still has a large advantage, it just evens the playing field a little

MrStonedOne 5y ago

Don't you think that is something apple should have thought of before doing what they did to cause the outcry that lead to this? Apple wanted to be the gatekeeper blocking out harmful apps, fine by me. Apple then wanting to use that gatekeeper status to steal money from app developers, block apps that compete with apple internal apps, and enforce moral choices on what kinds of apps you can install on your phone, evil by me. They could have done the former without doing the latter, but they fucked it up, and have to pay the piper.