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Yes, but the App Store is a walled garden with no workarounds because competitors are forbidden.

by Zuider 4y ago

sidlls 4y ago
Yeah, just like "competitors are forbidden" from, say, inserting their tech, logos, etc., into, e.g., vehicles. You're not going to find Ford allowing Tesla to stick its stuff in Ford's EV fleet, and vice-versa. This whole strange fascination with claiming Apple is a monopoly is just silly. There is at least one major competitor to Apple in the mobile market (said competitor actually dominates that market by a huge margin) and literally dozens in the PC market. Apple isn't a monopoly, and it doesn't have to let competitors distribute their products within its own ecosystem.
- zamnos 4y ago
  What are you talking about? If you want to replace the stock Tesla Model 3 seats with Recaro seats, go right ahead. If you want to replace the stock Tesla Model 3 rims with some 22"s, or put a lift kit, or slam it, it's your car/money; you can do whatever you want with it. Certain state's governments may have opinions on what you're legally allowed to drive on their roads, but that's nothing to do with putting a hypothetical Ford battery in a Tesla. Let's keep following in this thread. So if Ford created a 3rd-party battery pack, Tesla isn't legally allowed to prevent customers from replacing their battery pack with the Ford (or an Our Next Energy (ONE), who actually sells a) pack. Similarly, Ford has no legal standing to stop you if you buy a gasoline F-150, gut the motor and fuel tank, and install a Tesla motor and battery from a salvage title Model S. This goes even further. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act from 1975 explicitly says Tesla isn't allowed to deny warranty coverage just because you used aftermarket or recycled parts, or went to a non-Tesla authorized auto shop for routine maintenance or repairs. You don't own the iPhone you paid for, and the inability to install apps, with root permissions, is reason number 1 why. Meanwhile, you can actually take a wrench to a Ford F-150 all you want.

Yes, but the App Store is a walled garden with no workarounds because competitors are forbidden.

by Zuider 4y ago

Yes, but the App Store is a walled garden with no workarounds because competitors are forbidden.

Yeah, just like "competitors are forbidden" from, say, inserting their tech, logos, etc., into, e.g., vehicles. You're not going to find Ford allowing Tesla to stick its stuff in Ford's EV fleet, and vice-versa. This whole strange fascination with claiming Apple is a monopoly is just silly. There is at least one major competitor to Apple in the mobile market (said competitor actually dominates that market by a huge margin) and literally dozens in the PC market. Apple isn't a monopoly, and it doesn't have to let competitors distribute their products within its own ecosystem.

zamnos 4y ago
What are you talking about? If you want to replace the stock Tesla Model 3 seats with Recaro seats, go right ahead. If you want to replace the stock Tesla Model 3 rims with some 22"s, or put a lift kit, or slam it, it's your car/money; you can do whatever you want with it. Certain state's governments may have opinions on what you're legally allowed to drive on their roads, but that's nothing to do with putting a hypothetical Ford battery in a Tesla. Let's keep following in this thread. So if Ford created a 3rd-party battery pack, Tesla isn't legally allowed to prevent customers from replacing their battery pack with the Ford (or an Our Next Energy (ONE), who actually sells a) pack. Similarly, Ford has no legal standing to stop you if you buy a gasoline F-150, gut the motor and fuel tank, and install a Tesla motor and battery from a salvage title Model S. This goes even further. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act from 1975 explicitly says Tesla isn't allowed to deny warranty coverage just because you used aftermarket or recycled parts, or went to a non-Tesla authorized auto shop for routine maintenance or repairs. You don't own the iPhone you paid for, and the inability to install apps, with root permissions, is reason number 1 why. Meanwhile, you can actually take a wrench to a Ford F-150 all you want.