Ask HN: What would happen if Apple removed Uber from its App Store?

Re:Ask HN: What would happen if Apple removed Uber from its ... by lnanek2 on Sunday February 28, 2016 @03:35PM (#11192253)

> Also, it would be difficult for Apple to come up with criteria for an acceptable app that would disqualify Uber but not also millions of other apps, without having some new condition specifically aimed at Uber.

Not really. Apple already has draconian terms to submit apps. They've done things like ban pretty wallpaper weather apps before and released their own version of it. They even attacked Flux and then duplicated the feature.

It's perfectly legal since their terms basically say anything that competes with them is not allowed. So they could easily ban Uber and say you should be using their phone capability to call a cab.

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Re:Ask HN: What would happen if Apple removed Uber from its ... by greenyoda on Sunday February 28, 2016 @03:50PM (#11192302)

"So they could easily ban Uber and say you should be using their phone capability to call a cab."

- That argument would also apply to any other app that allowed you to order goods or services.

- Apple doesn't offer phone service - they only sell phones. And they're certainly not in the taxi business. So I don't see how they could construct a convincing argument that Uber competes with them.

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Re:Ask HN: What would happen if Apple removed Uber from its ... by saganus on Sunday February 28, 2016 @03:47PM (#11192290)

But I think the point was that Uber also has a lot of money for lawyers so they could at least fight it and cause some stirr, media attention, etc, and then that in turn could damage Apple.

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