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4) This atrocity was written and mandated by Apple Of course people will still not boycott them. They're no better than Microsoft was in the 90's. Not sure if

4) This atrocity was written and mandated by Apple Of course people will still not boycott them. They're no better than Microsoft was in the 90's. Not sure if it comes at that high level of a company or they're not all that different to begin with.

EA-3167 3y ago
They won't boycott them because 99.999% of people aren't mobile devs, and none of this impacts them in the slightest. It didn't impact them when the price was 30% of anything over $1 mil, it doesn't impact them now. The average consumer of Apple products doesn't even care about side-loading, although I'm sure a significant minority is very pleased that it's an option going forward. I really like this site, but people do sometimes lose sight of the world they live in vs the world most people inhabit.
- layer8 3y ago
  The pricing model very much impacts users, because it incentivizes higher app prices, as well as subscriptions over one-time purchases. Users certainly don’t like subscriptions (but Apple loves those).
  - foogazi 3y ago
    As a user I don’t like subscriptions but I love Apple Pay - then only other payment provider I’d consider is PayPal I don’t think I’d click on an external link to go to the app website to pay for anything
    - layer8 3y ago
      Whether third parties support Apple Pay or not is completely orthogonal to that pricing model. I use Apple Pay on web sites that have nothing to do with apps or app stores.
- aaomidi 3y ago
  And this is why government exists, so it can battle these things without everything being a direct action from the consumer.
- Keyframe 3y ago
  since it wasn't obvious - for developers to boycott them. Not Joe Montana.
  - EA-3167 3y ago
    Developers have been showing for a LONG time that they're long on talk of boycotts, and short on action. I really doubt that's going to change, the industry is mostly crabs in a bucket.
    - Keyframe 3y ago
      ah well, unfortunately I can't say you're wrong there.

EA-3167 3y ago

They won't boycott them because 99.999% of people aren't mobile devs, and none of this impacts them in the slightest. It didn't impact them when the price was 30% of anything over $1 mil, it doesn't impact them now. The average consumer of Apple products doesn't even care about side-loading, although I'm sure a significant minority is very pleased that it's an option going forward. I really like this site, but people do sometimes lose sight of the world they live in vs the world most people inhabit.

layer8 3y ago
The pricing model very much impacts users, because it incentivizes higher app prices, as well as subscriptions over one-time purchases. Users certainly don’t like subscriptions (but Apple loves those).
- foogazi 3y ago
  As a user I don’t like subscriptions but I love Apple Pay - then only other payment provider I’d consider is PayPal I don’t think I’d click on an external link to go to the app website to pay for anything
  - layer8 3y ago
    Whether third parties support Apple Pay or not is completely orthogonal to that pricing model. I use Apple Pay on web sites that have nothing to do with apps or app stores.
aaomidi 3y ago
And this is why government exists, so it can battle these things without everything being a direct action from the consumer.
Keyframe 3y ago
since it wasn't obvious - for developers to boycott them. Not Joe Montana.
- EA-3167 3y ago
  Developers have been showing for a LONG time that they're long on talk of boycotts, and short on action. I really doubt that's going to change, the industry is mostly crabs in a bucket.
  - Keyframe 3y ago
    ah well, unfortunately I can't say you're wrong there.