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I just... don't see why you would frame an argument in this way? Are there problems with the way Apple operates? Sure. They've made some trade offs and some bus

I just... don't see why you would frame an argument in this way? Are there problems with the way Apple operates? Sure. They've made some trade offs and some business decisions that I disagree with but often I can see the logic. There is value to having a single App store controlled by Apple. There are also downsides, and pretty much the only reason that it's a serious problem is that Apple's products are so great that there's very little competition. That's about the long and short of it. Apple has no control over which Apps you run. It has total control over which Apps you run on an iPhone. Which you know when you buy the phone. I'm as much of a hostage to Apple as I am a hostage to my local pub in terms of which Beers they have on tap. I knew that when I walked into the pub. You know what isn't helpful in discussing these issues, framing the entire argument around a malign competitor of Apple. This article does a great job of presenting the arguments against Apple in the least helpful way possible.

Mindwipe 4y ago
> That's about the long and short of it. Apple has no control over which Apps you run. It has total control over which Apps you run on an iPhone. Which you know when you buy the phone. I'm as much of a hostage to Apple as I am a hostage to my local pub in terms of which Beers they have on tap. I knew that when I walked into the pub. This isn't true, because Apple's influence means that developers on other platforms based on Apple's requirements because moderating in different fashions depending on reception device is basically impossible. Lots of social networks actively discriminate against groups in society due to the Apple App Store terms across the entire service, and have for years.
howinteresting 4y ago
Imagine if your bar was instead a chain of bars, and they didn't stock (for example) Belgian ales, and they were so powerful a bunch of Belgian ale makers have gone out of business due to that decision. That's a more accurate analogy.

Mindwipe 4y ago

> That's about the long and short of it. Apple has no control over which Apps you run. It has total control over which Apps you run on an iPhone. Which you know when you buy the phone. I'm as much of a hostage to Apple as I am a hostage to my local pub in terms of which Beers they have on tap. I knew that when I walked into the pub. This isn't true, because Apple's influence means that developers on other platforms based on Apple's requirements because moderating in different fashions depending on reception device is basically impossible. Lots of social networks actively discriminate against groups in society due to the Apple App Store terms across the entire service, and have for years.

howinteresting 4y ago

Imagine if your bar was instead a chain of bars, and they didn't stock (for example) Belgian ales, and they were so powerful a bunch of Belgian ale makers have gone out of business due to that decision. That's a more accurate analogy.