Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve...
by Terretta on Monday May 24, 2021 @11:14AM
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Perhaps it’s more like Costco’s decade(s) of “you can only pay with Amex”. Visa card holders could not shop there.
You want to use a Visa, you find a Sam’s Club. Don’t like state of iOS, travel to territory of Android.
Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve...
by ksec on Monday May 24, 2021 @11:46AM
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Well that would be payment processing with Amex. You are still allowed to go to Sam's Club next door, or Sam's Club ( Store ) opening one close to Costco.
>Don’t like state of iOS, travel to territory of Android.
Except the "State" of iOS currently holds close to 70% of Smartphone user in US with close to 80% of the spending. You are basically telling business to either comply with the "State" or go else where. Which is why something "above" the state has to come in.
I am not arguing for or against opening or side loading App Store. But there are no competition on each of those different levels. Which Apple likes to lump it all together as one thing. And this idea shouldn't be hard to grasp.
Everything about the Walmart as a "store" in the above are correct. Except iOS is also a "State", and this State only accept one "store". While in the Walmart example, which is a real world example, one could always expect you to open a Store next to Walmart selling exactly the same thing with a lower price.
The Store, The State ( Platform ) , Judiciary ( App Store Rules ) are all interlinked together. You cant compare one thing without mentioning the other. And that is not even including the payment processing.