Re:Apple accused of overpricing, restricting device repairs
by 1123581321 on Monday October 22, 2018 @12:22AM
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One problem with that is that Apple’s restrictions allow them to eliminate piracy, and perform an approval process that keeps high the perception of iOS app quality. These two things make the iOS app market much more attractive to developers. Allowing Android-style competition would lower the value. It might be that it lowers it by less than the difference between 30% and a “fair” cut, but it’s hard to tell and users and developers wouldn’t be well-served by performing an uncontrolled experiment to test the theory.
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Re:Apple accused of overpricing, restricting device repairs
by millstone on Monday October 22, 2018 @12:56AM
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It also gives Apple a big lever to ensure the platform stays agile. For example, Apple was able to make 64 bit happen first because they knew what software could be installed (so they knew what the compatibility risk was), and because they controlled distribution.
If there were another major app store with significant market share, Apple would find it more difficult to evolve the platform.