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Developers pay to Apple, not consumers. There is an ongoing competition for the last 20 years, where we are today is the result of that competition. Developer
by HatchedLake721 5y ago
Developers pay to Apple, not consumers.
There is an ongoing competition for the last 20 years, where we are today is the result of that competition.
Developers ran away from Symbian, webOS, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone and RIM to Android and iOS.
Developers want to develop for platforms with great APIs, hardware and great distribution.
Consumers want to stick on platforms with active developers.
RIM, Nokia, Palm and others tried, burned billions, but the market (via consumers and developers) has spoken.
It’s no easy feat for new entrants (Google & Apple) to dethrone existing players sitting there for decades.
But they’ve done it and turned others into history and a business lesson about innovation and how changing the status quo can disrupt existing markets.