Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ...
by jollybean on Friday April 30, 2021 @04:03PM
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The 30% cut is fine - VISA charges a % and so do many other businesses.
It's the 'market power / monopoly' issue that is the problem.
Apple needs to allow 3rd part app stores and direct downloads and that's it.
They can keep their 15%/30% if they think the market will allow that.
The 'security' issue is a canard because the Android world is not effectively less secure. Moreover, Apple could still make certain security/notarization requirements, strictly technical.
Too many people are weirdly supportive of their control - it's totally fine and frankly understandable if you want to 'just use the App Store' - but it's not good to limit others.
Vertical consolidation within industries is usually a bad thing, not always, but it's definitely bad when these power/monopolies are created.
On the other side of the equation, Apple has a 'Monopsony' in other areas as well (exclusive buyer by force) which can be looked at.
The M1 chip, design, great apps - compete there, but indirect downloads, 'self repair', probably battery/disk/memory upgrade replacement etc. should be open.
It's the 'market power / monopoly' issue that is the problem.
Apple needs to allow 3rd part app stores and direct downloads and that's it.
They can keep their 15%/30% if they think the market will allow that.
The 'security' issue is a canard because the Android world is not effectively less secure. Moreover, Apple could still make certain security/notarization requirements, strictly technical.
Too many people are weirdly supportive of their control - it's totally fine and frankly understandable if you want to 'just use the App Store' - but it's not good to limit others.
Vertical consolidation within industries is usually a bad thing, not always, but it's definitely bad when these power/monopolies are created.
On the other side of the equation, Apple has a 'Monopsony' in other areas as well (exclusive buyer by force) which can be looked at.
The M1 chip, design, great apps - compete there, but indirect downloads, 'self repair', probably battery/disk/memory upgrade replacement etc. should be open.