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The article doesn't really explain how at all. It just makes a simple observation that competitors to Apple in mobile platforms are releasing their apps on iOS
by stanleydrew 14y ago
The article doesn't really explain how at all. It just makes a simple observation that competitors to Apple in mobile platforms are releasing their apps on iOS as well as their own operating systems.
This seems like a classic example of how new entrants to a market try to attack the leader. Get people attached to using your services on the leading platform, then claim (perhaps valid if you cripple your iOS offering in some way) that the integration is better on yours.
- megablast 14y agoI think it is because Apple is first, and was the biggest for quite a while. Since they were first, and Samsung/Amazon were not producing their own devices, it made sense to put them on Apple devices. Interesting to see if this will continue in the future.
- greggman 14y agoMost of those apps are not crippled to get people to switch. They're crippled because of Apple's policies. Specifically you can't make another browser be the default. You can't make another browser period, you can only skin the one that's built in. So no V8, no JägerMonkey, no Gecko, etc. Google Maps can't be the default map app. The Kindle app can't sell books. The Amazon MP3 app can't sell music. (or at least can't competitively sell) And on and on.