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The Appstore is just so broken. No support, no communication. Just like the bug bounty program. It feels like throwing a message in a bottle into the ocean. The

The Appstore is just so broken. No support, no communication. Just like the bug bounty program. It feels like throwing a message in a bottle into the ocean. They aren't alone, Google can do it too, but damn, this is an embarrassment. I always love the topics about how the iPhone would be a dumpster fire with sideloading, meanwhile Apple promotes apps that charge $10 a week known scams.

qzw 5y ago
My theory of why the App Store sucks so much is that every manager at Apple is aware of the risk that antitrust action could kill its profitability at some point, therefore nobody good wants to be at the wheel when this particular titanic goes down. So it gets no real love or investment, even though it’s still a major profit center right now.
- vbezhenar 5y ago
  It’s useful to look at Mac AppStore. You can use it to estimate how many apps will prefer alternative ways to reach users.
  - Razengan 5y ago
    But how many users would prefer to get all their apps from the MAS instead of elsewhere?
    - GekkePrutser 5y ago
      Very good question. I wonder if some dual publishing app developers could answer that question.
- bsder 5y ago
  The anti-trust is just one more nail in the coffin. The primary issue is that any solution to App Store "problems" means reduced profitability. So, quite simply, nobody is going to pass that up the management chain. Sure, Apple gets a PR bruise, but they know that everybody is locked into their iOS ecosystem, so who cares? "We don't care. We don't have to. We're the phone company." https://vimeo.com/355556831 https://vimeo.com/355556831
  - WeDontCare 5y ago
    May as well make it explicit given it is true: "We don't care. We don't have to. We're Apple."
- g_p 5y ago
  To back up at least the outline hypothesis of this point, this is in Apple's 10-K SEC filing: > If developers reduce their use of the Company’s platforms, including in-app purchases, then the volume of sales, and the commission that the Company earns on those sales, would decrease. If the rate of the commission that the Company retains on such sales is reduced, or if it is otherwise narrowed in scope or eliminated, the Company’s financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected. This does feel like the kind of situation that few would want to be at the helm of, if blame was to be passed around in the event of an adverse approach being taken. There's now a number of international regulators all looking at Apple and the competition aspects of their App Store model, and legislators in the US seem to claim to have bi-partisan support as well on the point. If individuals feel they might be blamed, that might explain why nobody wants to step up and improve things.

qzw 5y ago

My theory of why the App Store sucks so much is that every manager at Apple is aware of the risk that antitrust action could kill its profitability at some point, therefore nobody good wants to be at the wheel when this particular titanic goes down. So it gets no real love or investment, even though it’s still a major profit center right now.

vbezhenar 5y ago
It’s useful to look at Mac AppStore. You can use it to estimate how many apps will prefer alternative ways to reach users.
- Razengan 5y ago
  But how many users would prefer to get all their apps from the MAS instead of elsewhere?
  - GekkePrutser 5y ago
    Very good question. I wonder if some dual publishing app developers could answer that question.
bsder 5y ago
The anti-trust is just one more nail in the coffin. The primary issue is that any solution to App Store "problems" means reduced profitability. So, quite simply, nobody is going to pass that up the management chain. Sure, Apple gets a PR bruise, but they know that everybody is locked into their iOS ecosystem, so who cares? "We don't care. We don't have to. We're the phone company." https://vimeo.com/355556831 https://vimeo.com/355556831
- WeDontCare 5y ago
  May as well make it explicit given it is true: "We don't care. We don't have to. We're Apple."
g_p 5y ago
To back up at least the outline hypothesis of this point, this is in Apple's 10-K SEC filing: > If developers reduce their use of the Company’s platforms, including in-app purchases, then the volume of sales, and the commission that the Company earns on those sales, would decrease. If the rate of the commission that the Company retains on such sales is reduced, or if it is otherwise narrowed in scope or eliminated, the Company’s financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected. This does feel like the kind of situation that few would want to be at the helm of, if blame was to be passed around in the event of an adverse approach being taken. There's now a number of international regulators all looking at Apple and the competition aspects of their App Store model, and legislators in the US seem to claim to have bi-partisan support as well on the point. If individuals feel they might be blamed, that might explain why nobody wants to step up and improve things.