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> AppStore would be dead on arrival. Yes, exactly! That's the point. The mobile ecosystem would look heaps better without it.

brg 2y ago
We have the world without it available for inspection. The Android ecosystem is a shambling mess compared to the quality that is availabe in the Apple Playstore. It does look heaps better on many dimensions.
- viraptor 2y ago
  You can search for a specific name on appstore and get mostly a screen of spam. I'm not sure where you see the quality difference.
- Tade0 2y ago
  I worked for a guy who made a fortune on an iOS app named "Ugly Meter". Any difference in quality stems from the fact that Apple product users are more willing to pay for things. The free apps are equally bad in both stores. Meanwhile Android allows for alternative stores like F-Droid, where you won't see the usual spam, as the apps are FOSS.
- wiseowise 2y ago
  Not anymore. These days PlayStore is roughly on the same level. Source: I have both.
- rowanG077 2y ago
  I don't really see a difference in quality between the two. There is bottom feeding trash in both.
nelsonic 2y ago
Please elaborate.
mrweasel 2y ago
Honestly I don't think most users care, at all. The complaints regarding the AppStore comes from a few tech companies and a small percentage of highly technical users. For everyone else it's fine. The EU mandating alternative stores or side-load won't significantly hurt Apples bottom line. The most valid complaint, and this is something Apple needs to address world view, is the move towards in-app purchases and subscriptions. I believe that is due to a limitation in the AppStore, where Apple isn't allowing upgrade pricing, but allowing subscriptions to enable features. In-app purchases is destroying the AppStore. You could say: Well that would be fixed with an alternative store, but I have serious doubts about other app store operators not being tempted by the recurring revenue as well.

brg 2y ago

We have the world without it available for inspection. The Android ecosystem is a shambling mess compared to the quality that is availabe in the Apple Playstore. It does look heaps better on many dimensions.

viraptor 2y ago
You can search for a specific name on appstore and get mostly a screen of spam. I'm not sure where you see the quality difference.
Tade0 2y ago
I worked for a guy who made a fortune on an iOS app named "Ugly Meter". Any difference in quality stems from the fact that Apple product users are more willing to pay for things. The free apps are equally bad in both stores. Meanwhile Android allows for alternative stores like F-Droid, where you won't see the usual spam, as the apps are FOSS.
wiseowise 2y ago
Not anymore. These days PlayStore is roughly on the same level. Source: I have both.
rowanG077 2y ago
I don't really see a difference in quality between the two. There is bottom feeding trash in both.

nelsonic 2y ago

Please elaborate.

mrweasel 2y ago

Honestly I don't think most users care, at all. The complaints regarding the AppStore comes from a few tech companies and a small percentage of highly technical users. For everyone else it's fine. The EU mandating alternative stores or side-load won't significantly hurt Apples bottom line. The most valid complaint, and this is something Apple needs to address world view, is the move towards in-app purchases and subscriptions. I believe that is due to a limitation in the AppStore, where Apple isn't allowing upgrade pricing, but allowing subscriptions to enable features. In-app purchases is destroying the AppStore. You could say: Well that would be fixed with an alternative store, but I have serious doubts about other app store operators not being tempted by the recurring revenue as well.