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$99/yr is infinitely more expensive than $0. Again, the raw materials have been paid for (my time, my hardware). Windows, Android and Linux have managed to kee
by rchaud 2y ago
$99/yr is infinitely more expensive than $0.
Again, the raw materials have been paid for (my time, my hardware). Windows, Android and Linux have managed to keep the lights on without charging a bullshit fee for the privilege of deigning to let me run a lowly app on their exalted platforms.
- _mlbt 2y agoWindows and Linux are desktop OSes and should be compared to macOS, which does allow you to run your own software without paying the fee. I will concede that Android does allow you to install apps for free and if that is a feature that is really important to you, you should switch to that platform. iOS has always been this way, there wasn’t a bait and switch, and many people (myself being one of them) consider the higher barrier to entry to be a feature of iOS, not a bug.
- fnordian 2y agoSomehow people have accepted that mobile platforms are much less free than desktop or web platforms. This different treatment is completely artificial and its main purpose is maximizing profit for the platform owners. Just because iOS has always been this way should not stop people from criticizing these limitations.