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Most physical retailers face competitive market forces, unlike the two app stores that are vertically aligned with their software and/or hardware platforms.
by arrosenberg 3y ago
Most physical retailers face competitive market forces, unlike the two app stores that are vertically aligned with their software and/or hardware platforms.
- CharlesW 3y agoI'm not sure how that's relevant. Walmart (Android) can't sell in Target (iOS) stores.
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoLEGO can sell their toys in both Walmart and Target and the customer can choose where to buy them based on which store has the best price. Customers with iPhones can't buy through Google Play and customers with Android can't buy through Apple, so the stores don't have to compete with each other. And no one else can open a toy store that sells toys to anyone regardless of what kind of phone they have.
- CharlesW 3y ago> LEGO can sell their toys in both Walmart and Target and the customer can choose where to buy them based on which store has the best price. How is this different than X selling X Premium in App Store, Google Play store, and on the open web, and the customer choosing where to buy based on which option has the best price? ¹ https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-blue#tbpricing-bycountry https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-blue#tbpri...
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoX Premium is a service, not an app. That doesn't apply to apps, does it? It doesn't even apply to all services: https://developer.apple.com/support/reader-apps/ https://developer.apple.com/support/reader-apps/ They exempted media companies because media companies have a bullhorn to rail against their monopoly rents if it affects them. It kind of implies that even X isn't blessed by Apple to do this, but X has its own kind of bullhorn and may or may not find satisfaction for that reason. But what are you proving with the exception that proves the rule?