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Apple doesn't believe the App Store is the driving factor for users installing applications. They believe the App Store is one part of the total value of the i
by etchalon 3y ago
Apple doesn't believe the App Store is the driving factor for users installing applications.
They believe the App Store is one part of the total value of the iOS platform, and one which they chose to monetize.
And while the Mac App Store is a solid counter example to "do users value this?", the other counter-example is the Play Store, where, despite the availability of side-loading on Android, the Play Store is still, by far, the preferred way that users download and install applications on their Android device.
- downWidOutaFite 3y agoIn Epic's lawsuit against Google they argue that google makes sideloading unusable for businesses by making users jump through a bunch of hoops and scare screens.
- etchalon 3y agoThey can argue that, but it's not a good argument.
- downWidOutaFite 3y agoThe fact that no businesses have been willing to distribute via sideloading and save the 30% cut is pretty good proof that it doesnt work.
- etchalon 3y agoYep. User's like having a single, trusted source for app discovery, installation, etc. The Mac App Store has failed because Apple didn't make it good enough for developers to make it useful enough to users.