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The quote: > I think that people have that choice today, Andrew, if you want to sideload, you can buy an Android phone. That choice exists when you go into the
by Zababa 5y ago
The quote:
> I think that people have that choice today, Andrew, if you want to sideload, you can buy an Android phone. That choice exists when you go into the carrier shop. If that is important to you, then you should buy an Android phone. From our point of view, it would be like if I were an automobile manufacturer telling [a customer] not to put airbags and seat belts in the car. He would never think about doing this in today's time. It's just too risky to do that. And so it would not be an iPhone if it didn't maximize security and privacy.
- zibzab 5y agoMaybe a better car analogy is that Apple is like an automaker who decides where their customers are allowed to drive??
- blibble 5y agoand who's allowed to sit in the car with you
- thomascgalvin 5y agoApple decides which gasoline you're allowed to use, and charges a 30% tax on it.
- throwntoday 5y agoIn your analogy Apple would be charging the gas station owner 30% not the person pumping. Why should the end-user care about developers fees? Apple built the entire ecosystem and infrastructure, they should be allowed to charge whatever they like.
- bzzzt 5y agoAdding to that, they are a middle man preventing the gas station owner to collect my number plates, bank account details and purchase data and selling those to third parties. Cutting out the middle man just gives another corporation an advantage.
- throwntoday 5y agoPrecisely, most people are less likely to make purchases if any amount of friction is introduced. You wanna make me sign up through your payment service to use the app? No thanks. I'll pick an alternative that supports Apple Pay.
- rfoo 5y ago> Why should the end-user care about developers fees? Because it's actually the end-user (sometimes unknowingly) paying this 30% fee?
- Zababa 5y agoThe best car analogy is usually no car analogy, as the situation has nothing to do with cars.