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More than anything I meant the allusion to a dictatorship as to the fact that Apple can decide whether they want your app or not, and can decline it for any rea
by beaumartinez 15y ago
More than anything I meant the allusion to a dictatorship as to the fact that Apple can decide whether they want your app or not, and can decline it for any reason. (And I agee, it's a worn metaphor but I couldn't come up with a more succinct description.)
> Web apps are a trifle more difficult to find
That's pretty much my point—Apple want to control what you put on their devices. Remember when they were touting web apps[1]? Look at the page now. Most recent: 12/03/2010. iPhone 3Gs. They dropped that as soon as they realised they were harming their profits with the App Store.
[1] http://apple.com/webapps http://apple.com/webapps
- semanticist 15y agoDoes Apple make money from the App Store? Last I heard it covered its costs and Apple made from from selling extremely high margin devices. Also, how do you reconcile the idea of an Apple who wants to maximise profits from the App Store with an Apple who limits what apps can be sold through that store? They're literally turning down paying customers in the App Store because they think it'll hurt their real business, selling devices.