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They don't have "all the rights" btw. We have agreed that monopolies should not have the right to exist, 100 years ago already. Building bigger and bigger moats
by rini17 1y ago
They don't have "all the rights" btw. We have agreed that monopolies should not have the right to exist, 100 years ago already. Building bigger and bigger moats moves us away from the "enlightened self-interest" that should be the positive motivation for capitalism.
- seviu 1y agoI still think they have full right to charge an amount. Apple doesn’t hold a monopoly. That 30% is however ridiculous. But they can raise it to 90% if they want to find out. The user is not really hurt, just the developer. Eventually they won’t have developers. No apps, no iPhone. Not sure what the monopolistic take is. There is a lot of alternative smartphones with way more ram and great specs, that rival the best iPhone. I live in Europe though, and over here Android dominates the market, and people use WhatsApp for messaging. A totally different world.
- modo_mario 1y ago>Apple doesn’t hold a monopoly. I'd say it's fair to argue it's a duopoly >The user is not really hurt, just the developer. Both will likely pay part of that tax to varying degrees.