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Re:App Store Arguments by mdoms on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @03:17PM (#27281188)
Sounds like a proper marketplace.
Re:App Store Arguments by mcphage on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @04:39PM (#27282318)
Not really—with a marketplace, you can choose to buy a product from Store X, or from Store Y. In this future, you'll still have no choice which store you're buying a product from. Apps like Facebook aren't fungible. And if you want Facebook, you'll have to buy it from the Facebook Store, whether you want to or not.
Re:App Store Arguments by Spivak on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @10:39PM (#27285540)
…for publishers. Stores have to compete for software to publish but users don’t get any additional choice when Facebook is only available on the Facebook App Marketplace.

This is a little like exclusives at physical stores but customers have a much less involved relationship in that case.