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> Because Apple built trust with the users, and because they developed the tools and technologies Hey if those tools and technologies on the Apple App Store ar
by stale2002 3y ago
> Because Apple built trust with the users, and because they developed the tools and technologies
Hey if those tools and technologies on the Apple App Store are so valuable, then Apple has nothing to worry about. Developers will just stay on that app store.
If, instead, other competing options are better on some metrics than Apple's, then that is a situation where developers would move off of the app store.
It seems like we will find out how valuable that app store really is soon, won't we?
- ben_w 3y agoTrust was also on that list, and that's absolutely a thing they can lose. So far as I can tell, "trust" is the only reason Apple has for their rules about sexual content.
- stale2002 3y ago> So far as I can tell, "trust" is the only reason Apple has for their rules about sexual content. Hey if Apple doesn't want sexual content on their app store, thats fine. But that isn't relevant to other app stores having that content.
- ben_w 3y agoThey also don't want it in social apps. Telegram and Discord don't have access to the same content on iOS vs. Android. I may be wrong (often am), but I can only model this as Apple thinking they have a reputation for being a "family friendly" platform and wishing to uphold that. If so, I can see how they might consider being forced to allow a competitor that doesn't care, harmful to their reputation. (Me? I think sex is fine and have a problem with realistic violence, and have been confused since I was 15 or so why films and TVs allow outright murder in kids' cartoons given how upset people get by even mere "wardrobe malfunctions").