Apple’s App Store fees are ‘highway robbery’ – House antitrust committee chair

Re:Apple’s App Store fees are ‘highway robbery’ – House anti... by kmlx on Friday June 19, 2020 @04:18AM (#23572281)

help me understand. why such big fuss for such a small platform? isn't google's android much much bigger? if apple's app store is still the place to be due to profits made on the platform then apple is doing something right, no? if they stopped would the app store still be the place for apps?

p.s. haven't installed an app in over a year. i have no interest in mobile apps whatsoever.

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Re:Apple’s App Store fees are ‘highway robbery’ – House anti... by lm28469 on Friday June 19, 2020 @04:28AM (#23572340)

The market share of the iPhone in the US is around 50%

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Re:Apple’s App Store fees are ‘highway robbery’ – House anti... by greggman3 on Friday June 19, 2020 @04:34AM (#23572385)

Yes, and the next largest phone maker's market share is Samsung at 20-25%. Android doesn't make phones. Google makes some phones but their market share is tiny.

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Re:Apple’s App Store fees are ‘highway robbery’ – House anti... by kmlx on Friday June 19, 2020 @02:04PM (#23577187)

ah, this is an interesting point. thanks.

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Re:Apple’s App Store fees are ‘highway robbery’ – House anti... by kmlx on Friday June 19, 2020 @02:04PM (#23577178)

the world is a much bigger place than just the US.

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Re:Apple’s App Store fees are ‘highway robbery’ – House anti... by lm28469 on Saturday June 20, 2020 @06:02AM (#23582983)

Yes, but "Congressman David Cicilline" is American as far as I can tell

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