Re:Why Spotify thinks Apple behaves like a monopolist
by webmobdev on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @12:01AM
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He presents some good arguments:
That's an excellent argument that I fully support as a user - I am very averse to pay any unnecessary percentage for an an app or service as Apple Tax just because Apple has locked down the system for precisely that. It feels like extortion. More than that, the indian banking system provides various methods of digital payments all of which are better than Apple Pay as they also protect my financial privacy - and it is telling that Apple deliberately doesn't support any of it in India and demands and accepts only a credit card.
As a developer and user this is another valid concern - companies seem to have adopted the attitude that they can change their terms and policies arbitrarily and at their whims as and when they want. The recent WhatsApp privacy policy change is a good example of this. As is Apple's with every new OS release. This definitely requires regulation.
Again an excellent point - the Apple platform is what it is because we developers add half the value to it. And yes, after a certain point when a company has grown large and starts abusing their users (developers and users) they need to be regulated.
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