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I always laugh when people talk about how the Apple way is the only safe way when Android has been doing this for years while also supporting alternate stores/s
by Salgat 5y ago
I always laugh when people talk about how the Apple way is the only safe way when Android has been doing this for years while also supporting alternate stores/sideloading. Your grandma is going to use the App Store regardless of whether alternate app stores exist, there's no concern here for that.
- ericmay 5y agoThen why can’t people just buy an Android phone and be done with it? Why does the iPhone have to be like Android? Clearly there are alternatives to Apple’s tech stack here so just… use them?
- Salgat 5y agoIt's not about having to be like Android, we're talking about Apple abusing its high market share. With a 50% market share in the U.S., most app developers have no choice but to do whatever Apple demands or lose half their business, and antitrust laws start to come into play when this happens. Apple is abusing its market share to force people to use only the Apple store, which if you remember is very similar to what Microsoft did with Windows and their browser.
- ericmay 5y agoAntitrust law does not come into play simply because of market share. > Apple is abusing its market share to force people to use only the Apple store This is not an abuse for customers though. Having a single App Store allows Apple to collectively bargain on behalf of users against developers. It allows Apple to introduce things like privacy scorecards, sign-on-with-Apple as a privacy friendly alternative, and the use of Apple Pay integrated across apps. > is very similar to what Microsoft did with Windows and their browser Don't think it's similar enough to draw a comparison.