Miguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉The issue is that these developers wanted one thing (lower fees), but lobbied for “freedom of stores” and “external payment systems”
They got what they asked for, which is not what they wanted.
Vicente Reyes@Migueldeicaza They wanted free markets. Apple gave them free markets with a "2nd government" charging taxes.
@vicho none of these traitors find or advance free and open platforms.
@Migueldeicaza if I'm understanding correctly, you're criticizing Epic and Spotify because of their game and podcast exclusivity deals, right? Why does that make them traitors? At best it'll make them hypocrites.
Anyway, if I had a music service and a competitor was using its privileges as platform owner to beat me, I'd be reminded of Netscape's fate.
Anyway, if I had a music service and a competitor was using its privileges as platform owner to beat me, I'd be reminded of Netscape's fate.
@vicho no. I mean every vendor that is up in arms about closed platforms could have taken a stand years ago and said “we will nurture a fully open platform and desktop” and support AOSP, Linux desktop.
But they chased the money and the convenience.
And now they are crying.