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Because it's not a market, that's the whole problem, you have to target both platforms no matter what you do otherwise you are losing some marketshare. (Unless

Because it's not a market, that's the whole problem, you have to target both platforms no matter what you do otherwise you are losing some marketshare. (Unless you are doing it as a hobby like me of course) It's not like you can install android apps on iphone or iphone apps on android. Sure in a market you might tell the consumer "shop somewhere else" but that's not an option here since they can't.

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carlosjobim 3y ago
There's endless examples of apps that are exclusively iOS or exclusively Android. Many high quality paid apps are only on one platform.
- realusername 3y ago
  That still doesn't make it a market, they lost users with this decision. It's nowhere like shops where you can price compare and pick the shop you want every week. In an actual market, both marketplace would compete.
  - carlosjobim 3y ago
    I fail to understand your point. It's up to developers what platforms they want to serve.
    - realusername 3y ago
      That's not a decision, you are losing 100% of the users on the other platform... What's why I'm saying it's not a market, phone users can't price compare stores.
      - carlosjobim 3y ago
        Do you suffer from some kind of God complex? People other than you will make their own decisions on how to conduct their own life and business. Even if you don't agree with those decisions.
        realusername 3y ago
        Why you don't seem to understand how it works in any other industry? I'm building a house, I'm going to buy the floor at shop B and the walls at shop A because it's a better value. I want to buy some groceries, I can buy bread at shop A and eggs at shop B. When you're on mobile you buy everything either at the play store or the appstore depending on your phone, that's it, zero choice, it's either everything in one or the other. So first a grand total of two stores for the entire world isn't going cut it regardless and then those stores don't even compete with each other anyways because you are locked in to just one with your phone. Is that any clearer now why it's not a market or still not?

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carlosjobim 3y ago

There's endless examples of apps that are exclusively iOS or exclusively Android. Many high quality paid apps are only on one platform.

realusername 3y ago
That still doesn't make it a market, they lost users with this decision. It's nowhere like shops where you can price compare and pick the shop you want every week. In an actual market, both marketplace would compete.
- carlosjobim 3y ago
  I fail to understand your point. It's up to developers what platforms they want to serve.
  - realusername 3y ago
    That's not a decision, you are losing 100% of the users on the other platform... What's why I'm saying it's not a market, phone users can't price compare stores.
    - carlosjobim 3y ago
      Do you suffer from some kind of God complex? People other than you will make their own decisions on how to conduct their own life and business. Even if you don't agree with those decisions.
      - realusername 3y ago
        Why you don't seem to understand how it works in any other industry? I'm building a house, I'm going to buy the floor at shop B and the walls at shop A because it's a better value. I want to buy some groceries, I can buy bread at shop A and eggs at shop B. When you're on mobile you buy everything either at the play store or the appstore depending on your phone, that's it, zero choice, it's either everything in one or the other. So first a grand total of two stores for the entire world isn't going cut it regardless and then those stores don't even compete with each other anyways because you are locked in to just one with your phone. Is that any clearer now why it's not a market or still not?