Re:Telegram CEO Accuses Apple of Crushing Entrepreneurs
by fazfq on Saturday October 29, 2022 @05:28PM
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It's an open market, isn't it? You are free to start a competitor. Back in the day I tried Windows Phone. It failed because it sucked. That can probably be extrapolated to the rest of competitors.
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Re:Telegram CEO Accuses Apple of Crushing Entrepreneurs
by Apocryphon on Saturday October 29, 2022 @06:20PM
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Did WP actually suck, or did it suck because there were no apps on it?
Re:Telegram CEO Accuses Apple of Crushing Entrepreneurs
by adam_arthur on Saturday October 29, 2022 @06:21PM
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Utility pricing is regulated because the barrier to entry and cost of switching for consumers is far too high to realistically expect competitors to enter.
Don't like your 1000/month gas bill? Well then you can sell your house and move to the neighborhood next door.
Same principle with the mobile market at this point.
Some states allow choosing the electricity provider separate from the utility providers themselves (creating a competitive market).
In the same way, we should be able to choose between competing implementations within the walls of the mobile platforms.
Absolute control of a platform that impacts a huge percentage of society will not be something that's accepted in the longer term