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The analogy here breaks down because the App Store is not a physical space with "aisles" and "endcaps". The only realistic way to navigate the App Store's milli
by AlexandrB 4y ago
The analogy here breaks down because the App Store is not a physical space with "aisles" and "endcaps". The only realistic way to navigate the App Store's millions of apps is with search. It's ok to place paid results for searches like "todo list" or "calendar". But if I search for "Fantastical", I better get "Fantastical.app" as my first result. Not some unrelated bullshit that a competitor has placed there. The latter is the equivalent of me reaching for the Corn Flakes at the store and some guy popping up and shoving Cheerios in my hand instead.
- pjmlp 4y agoIt would be the same as having Cheerios to pay more, thus Corn Flakes gets demoted to the lower rows, knie level.
- echelon 4y agoNot when you're searching for Cheerios. This type of behavior is new and the patterns were developed by the advertising giants to favor their revenue streams. It's trademark disparagement. It lets platform monopolies take even more revenue from disenfranchised businesses. Businesses that in turn have to cede more control over their storefronts, brands, and operations to these hitherto unrelated tech companies.
- pjmlp 4y agoYou will be searching for them alright, and find them, on the bottom row on the supermarket aisle.