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They are not free to do that when there is a duopoly and in most countries the platforms don't even allow competitors for that market (especially true for Apple

• charcircuit 10mo ago
  No one is forcing people to make businesses that release ios apps. A business could be based off of a Windows app. Or they could even not have an app and do business through an existing one like Discord.
  • Wilder7977 10mo ago
    Reality forces people to do that. When 90% of people do whatever they use programs for via mobile, you (as in, a business who wants to succeed) are forced to make an android and an iOS app.
    • charcircuit 10mo ago
      Plenty of apps are Android only or iOS only. The only "force" is that businesses see these platforms as worth it to make enough money to be a return on investment.
      • Wilder7977 10mo ago
        Yes, accessing more than half of the market in US and about 25% of the worldwide one is surprisingly something businesses want to do. Of course businesses do it because it's profitable. The point is that the market is ridiculously controlled while you are pretending that businesses can make _free_ choices, while for many of them they are not free or in some cases not even choices.