Re:Developers Are in Open Revolt over Apple's New App Store ...
by c0balt on Monday February 12, 2024 @03:29PM
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> * Should your headphones take a cut of all music streaming revenue, and refuse to play non-compliant music?
The RIIA Speakers, they only work with certified music software and automatically redirect a proportional a cut of your subscription payment to labels. /s
This is problematic argument, that imo we should not accept in _any_ commercial context.
* Are people browsing the web on an iPhone Apple's customers, and therefore 30% of web sales should be collected too?
* If you use Comcast to access the internet, are you Comcast's customer? They're giving the retailer access to your traffic, so they should take a cut of every online purchase?
* Should your headphones take a cut of all music streaming revenue, and refuse to play non-compliant music?
* Should your TV take a cut from every video stream provider they allow to show video to their customers?
There is significant value to society in general-purpose devices & services, where the user pays for something concrete, and can then use it with any 3rd party provider in any way they like.
That principle has been a key driver of digital innovation for decades, and allowing it to disappear would be a Very Bad Thing.