> Apple, in particular, imposes a 30% cut in profits on everything that is run on their devices and decide what users are allowed to run or not! Not to get too

> Apple, in particular, imposes a 30% cut in profits on everything that is run on their devices and decide what users are allowed to run or not! Not to get too snarky here, but piracy is so rampant on Android that it's practically unprofitable to target as a platform unless you already have a well-known product or get extremely lucky. Granted, one could argue that those things are required to see a profit on iOS as well, but at least you have a reasonable enough guarantee that the vast majority of people using your app have paid you for it. > Although the general population aren't necessarily aware of this, it has a huge impact on the trend setting enthusiasts and early adopters. In what way is Apple's 30% profit cut having a huge impact on users and what is your source? I don't see how such a developer issue has any relevance to the general public. If you're referring to the control over what users install, I think you're greatly overestimating the technical prowess of the general public and their desire to install custom software on their cell phones. These are things only techies care about, and they are outnumbered by the people who just make phone calls and post to Facebook. > The masses are not that clueless either. Just the other day I was talking to an non techy parametric, someone pulled out an iPhone and he went on a rant about how Apple controls their devices and takes away freedoms. With all due respect, one person random about freedoms on their smartphone is hardly "the masses".