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Financially, it's in their best interest to focus their resources on native apps. >web tech is still vastly inferior to what you can do with native apps. >ther

by vlod 4y ago

Financially, it's in their best interest to focus their resources on native apps. >web tech is still vastly inferior to what you can do with native apps. >there are also lots of valid technical reasons why platforms would prefer native apps to web apps. Unless we start fixing this, then it will never get better. Generally I don't like that Apple/Google are gatekeepers. If I want to create another fart-app and charge for it, why should Apple say no. If I don't want to use their web api for my own browser, why can't I? Remember for this privilege I get charged a percentage. Meh.

darthrupert 4y ago
If Apple is not allowed to charge for their platform, should developers be not allowed to charge for software?
- vlod 4y ago
  Competition helps consumers with pricing. We don't have that now. Apple can and does charge whatever they want. From a capitalistic point of view that's fine IMHO. But not allowing alternative app-stores and controlling what apps there can do (i.e. forced to use their dated webview and their payment options, can't have copy/links to point to alternative payments etc) or simple stalling apps in the inconsistent 'review' process for weeks/months, hurts the consumer and developer. i.e. lack of market forces. If your city/country had just one supermarket with unlimited shelf space (i.e. the Apple app store), they could and will charge whatever checkout-fee they wanted (which ultimately gets passed onto the consumer). They disallow alternative stores from springing up that could cater for alternatives. They can prevent your cereal from appearing on the shelf because it's not unique enough or goes against their politics/principals. I'm an adult I don't need to be coddled. With this in mind, one can understand why people are starting to use the word 'monopoly' more and more. I believe in the free market and that's why I write for the web, where there's free competition. Feel free to compete with me and charge whatever you can.

by vlod 4y ago

darthrupert 4y ago

If Apple is not allowed to charge for their platform, should developers be not allowed to charge for software?

vlod 4y ago
Competition helps consumers with pricing. We don't have that now. Apple can and does charge whatever they want. From a capitalistic point of view that's fine IMHO. But not allowing alternative app-stores and controlling what apps there can do (i.e. forced to use their dated webview and their payment options, can't have copy/links to point to alternative payments etc) or simple stalling apps in the inconsistent 'review' process for weeks/months, hurts the consumer and developer. i.e. lack of market forces. If your city/country had just one supermarket with unlimited shelf space (i.e. the Apple app store), they could and will charge whatever checkout-fee they wanted (which ultimately gets passed onto the consumer). They disallow alternative stores from springing up that could cater for alternatives. They can prevent your cereal from appearing on the shelf because it's not unique enough or goes against their politics/principals. I'm an adult I don't need to be coddled. With this in mind, one can understand why people are starting to use the word 'monopoly' more and more. I believe in the free market and that's why I write for the web, where there's free competition. Feel free to compete with me and charge whatever you can.