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One of the worst gaming user experiences on Windows is how every publisher wants their own store. And depending on where you get a game, it may or may not have
by montagg 3y ago
One of the worst gaming user experiences on Windows is how every publisher wants their own store. And depending on where you get a game, it may or may not have certain features. And if you get into modding, sometimes one version of the game just won't work with some mods.
I understand everyone feels good about increased competition with Apple—and hopefully it turns out well for users—but iOS is hurtling toward the same situation that exists on Windows, and I think the iOS experience is worse for it. It's definitely worse with the browser nag. So I don't call this a total win. It's a theoretical win, but I foresee it being about as much of a win as cookie banners are, when it comes to the actual, practical, day-to-day experience people have using this technology.
- 8note 3y agoIt's a much better experience on windows to not be stuck with a windows store. Third party stores like steam are way better
- nozzlegear 3y agoImagine if we had to download the Windows Store on iOS just to get Outlook, Word or Excel though. That's what the OP is predicting.
- FuturisticGoo 3y agoAnd yet that never happens on Android. All of the major players use Google play store because regular consumers aren't gonna install another app store just to use some apps.
- nozzlegear 3y agoClearly Epic thinks they'll do it. Different ecosystem, who knows?
- tymscar 3y agoSadly this comparison is very misleading. Steam was a thing for a decade before the windows store and it has been basically the default. The more game stores that appeared over time the worse it has been for the gamers.
- s1k3s 3y agoMicrosoft isn't forcing anything upon the devs other than signed binaries. This is not the same thing at all.
- Hamuko 3y agoIf Google or Mozilla release real versions of their browsers for iOS/iPadOS and offer long support for them, then I see it as a win. I've seen so many usable iPads turn into e-waste because Safari is out of date and can't be updated.
- snotrockets 3y agoiOS Safari is the only thing that prevents a Chromium/Blink hegemony. A popular Chrome on iOS would be a return to the IE6 days (Firefox has such a minuscule market share, no one even notices it)
- ThatPlayer 3y agoI don't want to give one company a monopoly just to prevent a potential monopoly. I want better anti-trust to handle both and all monopolies. And handling the existing and real monopoly is how that starts.
- snotrockets 3y agoIt's not a potential: we know this is going to happen, because we've seen it happening before. The _marketed_ intent behind those regulation is a good one. The actual regulations are just favoring one player over the other: I guess the lobbyists were ahead of the process this time (good for them). As much as everyone would claim ignorance later, I'm not willing to give them the credit of being that stupid.
- Hamuko 3y agoiOS Safari is also the only thing preventing those iPads from still serving a purpose.
- voxic11 3y agoYou must be the only person on Windows who likes the Windows store. I'm personally really glad alternatives like steam exist.
- nolok 3y agoI don't think you realize your very own example is proving that it's actually bad. If Microsoft did what Apple did, you wouldn't have steam as the one gaming store, you would have the windows store. Open store competition in the gaming area leading to steam being far in the lead, not the OS gatekeeper, is a proof that it allows for more choices for consumers and the better one taking the lead.
- jpambrun 3y agoOutcompete them all by creating an amazing store with 3-4% fee and you will be the last one. The mandated monopoly with 30% fee alternative is unreasonable.