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You just made Apple's point though. The Microsoft ecosystem of flexibility introduced so much variation that lots of people moved to Apple BECAUSE of it's enfor

You just made Apple's point though. The Microsoft ecosystem of flexibility introduced so much variation that lots of people moved to Apple BECAUSE of it's enforced uniformity. Microsoft's ecosystem of flexibility allowed their system to be abused and exploited by bad actors more easily resulting in people MOVING to Apple to get away from this. If you want flexibility, develop for Android or Windows. You don't have a right to have access to people who moved to Apple for the express purpose of living in a managed ecosystem that just worked and simplified their lives. Everyone is talking about the developer's rights but no one is talking about end users, many of whom choose Apple for the very reason this is trying to negate, even if they couldn't articulate it as such.

oaiey 5y ago
The industry could build platforms which are both safe and flexible. They just do not want it. Some for keeping their revenue other for sticking to backward compatibility
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spideymans 5y ago
You’re not wrong, it what does this have to do with App Store commissions? I (an end user) would be quite happy to see iOS remain a restricted environment for developers, while also lowering App Store commissions, such that more business models will be competitive on iOS.
Hokusai 5y ago
> many of whom choose Apple for the very reason this is trying to negate I already use apps in iOs that bypass the store to transfer money, pay for train tickets, parking, etc. Many people in Sweden likes Swish and probably will be ok with being able to choose it for all their transactions. I could be wrong, but I don't think that there is data to support the opposite either.
passivate 5y ago
There is absolutely nothing is preventing Apple from creating an easy to use 'checkout' process that pretty much every single e-commerce websites have. Developers can choose to integrate with Apple payments, pay pal, square or whoever. Its no different than Amazon. Users can check a payment processor as a default and never be bothered. In my opinion, this is simply Apple being a bully, for commercial reasons, not technical, or UX ones.

oaiey 5y ago

The industry could build platforms which are both safe and flexible. They just do not want it. Some for keeping their revenue other for sticking to backward compatibility

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spideymans 5y ago

You’re not wrong, it what does this have to do with App Store commissions? I (an end user) would be quite happy to see iOS remain a restricted environment for developers, while also lowering App Store commissions, such that more business models will be competitive on iOS.

Hokusai 5y ago

> many of whom choose Apple for the very reason this is trying to negate I already use apps in iOs that bypass the store to transfer money, pay for train tickets, parking, etc. Many people in Sweden likes Swish and probably will be ok with being able to choose it for all their transactions. I could be wrong, but I don't think that there is data to support the opposite either.

passivate 5y ago

There is absolutely nothing is preventing Apple from creating an easy to use 'checkout' process that pretty much every single e-commerce websites have. Developers can choose to integrate with Apple payments, pay pal, square or whoever. Its no different than Amazon. Users can check a payment processor as a default and never be bothered. In my opinion, this is simply Apple being a bully, for commercial reasons, not technical, or UX ones.