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If iPhones didn’t run Instagram and TikTok they would sell very few phones.

johnnyanmac 3y ago
And it's exactly why Netflix gets special treatment and Apple isn't auditing them yearly. They care about money but even more about marketshare
- scarface_74 3y ago
  Every streaming app has the option to have outside subscriptions or not allow in app purchases at all.
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  - johnnyanmac 3y ago
    Sure, in the same way every website has the option to make it's own social media website. The website is the "easy" part but not necessarily the most profitable point to pitch to companies like Apple.
    - scarface_74 3y ago
      Every “reader app” has that option. It’s an explicit carve out in the App Store rules.
scarface_74 3y ago
What do you think is more likely? People wouldn’t buy iPhones or people would find an alternative to Instagram? Especially in the US, how likely is it do you really think iPhone users are going to sully themselves and buy Android phones when many people think that “only poor people buy Android phones”. (Note sarcasm)
- omeid2 3y ago
  > What do you think is more likely? People wouldn’t buy iPhones or people would find an alternative to Instagram? It is an interesting question that I would love an answer beyond a hunch. I would think a larger percentage would stay on iPhone and look for an insta alternative, compared to the percentage who might move on to a different phone for insta. But what would those numbers look like? Any case studies or similar changes? Maybe in game consoles?
- KerrAvon 3y ago
  The two classes of people who broadly buy Android phones are techies (“I want to root my phone”) / politicos (“software freedom! walled gardens! it’s GNU/Linux actually”) and committed cheapskates (“close enough to an iPhone for no bucks!”). There’s nothing wrong with that. But the actual working poor don’t have time for it, so they buy iPhones and just keep them as long as possible.
  - BoiledCabbage 3y ago
    Android has 40% of the US market - you have no clue what you're talking about.
    - scarface_74 3y ago
      https://explodingtopics.com/blog/iphone-android-users https://explodingtopics.com/blog/iphone-android-users https://gitnux.org/android-vs-iphone-statistics/#:~:text=In%20Q2%202021%2C%20the%20average,while%20Android%20accounts%20for%2040.87%25 https://gitnux.org/android-vs-iphone-statistics/#:~:text=In%.... > In Q2 2021, the average selling price of an Android smartphone was $269, while the average selling price of an iPhone was $729.

And it's exactly why Netflix gets special treatment and Apple isn't auditing them yearly. They care about money but even more about marketshare

scarface_74 3y ago
Every streaming app has the option to have outside subscriptions or not allow in app purchases at all.
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- johnnyanmac 3y ago
  Sure, in the same way every website has the option to make it's own social media website. The website is the "easy" part but not necessarily the most profitable point to pitch to companies like Apple.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    Every “reader app” has that option. It’s an explicit carve out in the App Store rules.

scarface_74 3y ago

What do you think is more likely? People wouldn’t buy iPhones or people would find an alternative to Instagram? Especially in the US, how likely is it do you really think iPhone users are going to sully themselves and buy Android phones when many people think that “only poor people buy Android phones”. (Note sarcasm)

omeid2 3y ago
> What do you think is more likely? People wouldn’t buy iPhones or people would find an alternative to Instagram? It is an interesting question that I would love an answer beyond a hunch. I would think a larger percentage would stay on iPhone and look for an insta alternative, compared to the percentage who might move on to a different phone for insta. But what would those numbers look like? Any case studies or similar changes? Maybe in game consoles?
KerrAvon 3y ago
The two classes of people who broadly buy Android phones are techies (“I want to root my phone”) / politicos (“software freedom! walled gardens! it’s GNU/Linux actually”) and committed cheapskates (“close enough to an iPhone for no bucks!”). There’s nothing wrong with that. But the actual working poor don’t have time for it, so they buy iPhones and just keep them as long as possible.
- BoiledCabbage 3y ago
  Android has 40% of the US market - you have no clue what you're talking about.
  - scarface_74 3y ago
    https://explodingtopics.com/blog/iphone-android-users https://explodingtopics.com/blog/iphone-android-users https://gitnux.org/android-vs-iphone-statistics/#:~:text=In%20Q2%202021%2C%20the%20average,while%20Android%20accounts%20for%2040.87%25 https://gitnux.org/android-vs-iphone-statistics/#:~:text=In%.... > In Q2 2021, the average selling price of an Android smartphone was $269, while the average selling price of an iPhone was $729.