Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ...
by rattlesnakedave on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:10PM
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>Apple don't let us do any of that ourselves
Every stupid app would have its own store if they did. As an iOS user, that would be detrimental to my user experience.
We're seeing a similar phenomenon in the streaming space now, and it's horribly obnoxious. Hardware lock-in is the only thing keeping app distribution on iOS sane.
Before the "but android" rebuttal, consider the more comparable (IMO) situation of wallet apps on android.
Every stupid app would have its own store if they did. As an iOS user, that would be detrimental to my user experience.
We're seeing a similar phenomenon in the streaming space now, and it's horribly obnoxious. Hardware lock-in is the only thing keeping app distribution on iOS sane.
Before the "but android" rebuttal, consider the more comparable (IMO) situation of wallet apps on android.