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The complaint is against paying 3rd parties though, not owning your own first party and doing it. I guess it would be like if Apple paid Uber, Whatsapp etc to o
by partiallypro 4y ago
The complaint is against paying 3rd parties though, not owning your own first party and doing it. I guess it would be like if Apple paid Uber, Whatsapp etc to only make their apps for the AppStore and not Android. I don't know if that's a good argument though because music streamers do it all the time.
- xyzzy_plugh 4y agoDo you believe that Apple does not participate in this sort of behavior? Because they do.
- cassianoleal 4y agoThat's a bold claim. Not that I doubt you, but do you have references to Apple doing this sort of thing?
- xyzzy_plugh 4y agoApple explicitly does this with Apple Arcade, Apple TV, has done so with podcasts and albums in its music store. I've personally been involved in one business discussion involving folks from Apple about platform exclusivity for an app.
- sangnoir 4y agoI remember a small studio/individual developer who had their iOS update stuck in review hell after they publicized an Android port. The app had been previously featured in the app store, and had no feature changes when the review process screetcyed to a halt. I'm hoping someone on HN remembers the details, but I'll try to Google and update this comment if I find the article. In the mean time, take it wirh a pinch of salt as I may be misremembering.