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> Just look at cell service providers giving them away for free In North America which is in a different universe in this regard compared to the rest of the wo
by grishka 4y ago
> Just look at cell service providers giving them away for free
In North America which is in a different universe in this regard compared to the rest of the world. Where I'm from, carriers sell SIM cards and that's it. Postpaid plans aren't a thing. You buy your phone separately in an electronics store, for full price. This applies to iPhones as well.
- hammock 4y agoYou ignored Amazon fire phone. Another example would be gaming consoles. The console makers definitely take a cut of all the games that are released on their platform
- rocketbop 4y agoThere is a difference with games consoles, in that games do not compete with each other in the same way. Someone might buy Zelda by Nintendo, but also buy a third party RPG. Very few people will pay for Apple Music and Spotify at the same time. I also see many people saying that they won't install WhatsApp, and will only use iMessage. As long as Apple competes directly with its own customers the platform will be unfair.
- grishka 4y ago> You ignored Amazon fire phone. Yes, because I have no idea why it is so apparently special. I do know that they sell kindles so cheaply because they hope people would be buying books from them. > Another example would be gaming consoles. Except those are never marketed as general-purpose pocket computer devices like iPhones are. They are appliances. Getting your hands onto an SDK for a gaming console requires being a company, signing an NDA, and probably committing to lots of other conditions.