Re:Developer account removed by Apple – $108,878 frozen
by jfengel on Thursday November 23, 2023 @03:06PM
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But there are two, which is very different from one.
I'm not sure that adding more would make all that much difference. One player would have absolute pricing power. Two keep one another at least a little in check.
That assumes no collusion, and that's not entirely true, by not completely false either. Many cases of similar behavior are just them responding to the same market in similar ways.
I think that completely free and open player you want isn't going to be much of a competitive advantage. It has a small niche but not enough to break into the insane levels of overhead in creating a complete ecosystem. Especially since most users just want the device to work with a minimum of grief. And especially since the use of public airwaves means a ton of regulation.
I'm not sure that adding more would make all that much difference. One player would have absolute pricing power. Two keep one another at least a little in check.
That assumes no collusion, and that's not entirely true, by not completely false either. Many cases of similar behavior are just them responding to the same market in similar ways.
I think that completely free and open player you want isn't going to be much of a competitive advantage. It has a small niche but not enough to break into the insane levels of overhead in creating a complete ecosystem. Especially since most users just want the device to work with a minimum of grief. And especially since the use of public airwaves means a ton of regulation.