Re:Netflix stops paying the ‘Apple tax’ on its $853M in annu...
by rahkiin on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @04:02PM
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Microsoft got into trouble because Windows had a very dominant market position (80%+)
iOS does not because there are more Android devices than iOS devices.
Regarding your first part about apple having a monopoly on what runs on an iPhone: so does Samsung on fridges/washing machines/ovens, or almost any other embedded system for that matter. My router-maker also does not allow me to put different software on my router, and I can’t run software that hasn’t been allowed explicitly by Microsoft/Sony on an Xbox/Playstation.
This is ‘whataboutism’ but why is it only an issue for Apple devices but A-OK and ‘normal’ for every other example?
iOS does not because there are more Android devices than iOS devices.
Regarding your first part about apple having a monopoly on what runs on an iPhone: so does Samsung on fridges/washing machines/ovens, or almost any other embedded system for that matter. My router-maker also does not allow me to put different software on my router, and I can’t run software that hasn’t been allowed explicitly by Microsoft/Sony on an Xbox/Playstation.
This is ‘whataboutism’ but why is it only an issue for Apple devices but A-OK and ‘normal’ for every other example?