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The problem is that there are really only a few large platforms: windows, Android, macOS and iOS. These are also owned by three mega corps. The issue here is th
by tictacttoe 3y ago
The problem is that there are really only a few large platforms: windows, Android, macOS and iOS. These are also owned by three mega corps. The issue here is that free market mechanisms break down in the small competitor count limit.
- dmitrygr 3y agoSo your suggestion is to make it uneconomical to be a competitor in this market? sure, that'll help
- jc_dc 3y agoSo you think Apple will go broke if they have to compete with sideloaded apps? Keep in mind, we already pay them for dev tools each year, just like how we pay Microsof for visual studio.
- dmitrygr 3y agoWhat makes you competent to decide what someone else charges for their work? Unless it is your work, you get no say in how much it costs.
- jc_dc 3y agoUmmm…might want to tell that to Apple. Check the guidelines. If us devs were smart, we’d organize and have our apps go on a maintenance break until Apple and Google remember what a computing and platform is without 3rd party devs. You’re already seeing that with car and headset though.