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People can agree to disagree on the value of the walled garden. The problem is that "Just try other fields for a real commercial app" isn't really an option; no
by bloppe 4y ago
People can agree to disagree on the value of the walled garden. The problem is that "Just try other fields for a real commercial app" isn't really an option; not for a commercial app that wants to make money. Clearly this is not because the App Store offers a better developer ecosystem than other platforms. It just enjoys entrenched market share.
- ethanbond 4y agoWhy do you think Apple has so much market share? Because people hate their products?
- p0pcult 4y agoGood marketing. Sticky ecosystem. For a while, they were extremely innovative (facetime/ipod/itunes/iphone). Network effects (facetime/imessage).
- counttheforks 4y agoMost users do not know they are facilitating Apple's extortion racket, nor have they thought about what that implies for them. They just see a shiny iphone and think "oooh I want that"
- jachee 4y agoThe real genius is in why these customers want it. And that is, to paraphrase John Mulaney, “the everything about it”.
- mitchdoogle 4y agoIt's because they have some great marketing. But people aren't choosing the app store. They choose a phone, and then they are forced to use the app store if they want to add any apps.