Daring Fireball★ The iOS Continental Drift Fun Gap
https://daringfireball.net/2024/09/ios_continental_drift_fun_gap
https://daringfireball.net/2024/09/ios_continental_drift_fun_gap
Taguntumi@daringfireball It’s called choice John, if you don’t want the shitty version of Chrome don’t download it. History shows that Apple has favoured its own products to the detriment of consumers and competitors - the new Microsoft?
John Gruber@Taguntumi Where do you go to download the shitty version of Chrome with its own rendering engine?
@gruber At the moment it doesn’t exist due to apples policies and if does you and I won’t get it because we don’t live in the EU but if it ever happens then people should have the choice to download it and make their own mistakes just like they do now with the Mac and Android.
@Taguntumi You don’t think people should have a choice to pick a platform where that can’t make a mistake like that?
Taguntumi@gruber sure I do. The problem here is no competition
Apple isn’t alone in trying to stop competition - look at OEM car parts but that doesn’t make either right.
It seems the US government stopped trust busting years ago and consumers have suffered.
I believe the Apple app store maybe should earn 30%. Normal retailers demand 30%+ - but they have competitors - who also want around 30%. Interesting to see if any real businesses open an app store and what they charge in 5 years - maybe 30%