Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts...
by olyjohn on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:09PM
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> The usual answer is that people who buy the phones must think it’s ok, otherwise they’d buy a competitor’s phone.
People don't realize what's actually going on with the policies and practices of the app stores. They just buy the phone and use it. If they did know, they would probably be more opposed to it too. They don't realize how these practices actually impact them and their choices on the platform.
Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts...
by andybak on Thursday August 13, 2020 @06:30PM
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> The usual answer is that people who buy the phones must think it’s ok, otherwise they’d buy a competitor’s phone.
I think plenty of people might think on reflection "That's not cool but I still want that phone".
That pretty much sums up my continuing commercial relationship with Google as well.
And my feelings about most modern meat production practices.
We don't always vote with our wallets.
And of course opinions differ on the good and bad aspects of their policies.
It’s not like all the competitors who are complaining are ‘fair’ in any particular way.
Also, your description fits a department store, or Amazon, or pretty much any other store for that matter.
All store owners get to stock what they want, charge what they want, and give their own products advantages.
If your argument is that no store should be able to do these things, then that seems like a reasonable position to hold.
Perhaps we do need to overhaul the notion of marketplaces and intermediaries in general. That seems like a relevant idea to explore.
The people arguing about monopolies are saying that everyone else should be allowed to do these things, but not Apple because they have too much power.