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Companies want to reach the users of the devices. Apple and Google effectively prevent you from doing that without being in their stores. The fact that "techni
by Vespasian 5y ago
Companies want to reach the users of the devices.
Apple and Google effectively prevent you from doing that without being in their stores. The fact that "technically" you can install apps on android and "technically" users can get an apple dev certificate / or sometimes jailbreak their device are nothing more than a single atom layer thick fig leaf.
These two companies effectively have a duopoly on the mobile phone market and act accordingly.
Edit: Corrected to not attack the parent commenter.
- mrtksn 5y agoNo body is preventing me from doing anything, please stop speaking for me. Please read carefully: I do have Apps in the AppStore, I am happy with the business relationship with Apple and I am not looking forward to be forced into establishing new business relationships to reach the exact same user base.
- Vespasian 5y agoI clarified that I did not intend to speak for you. Sorry for that. You'll be in luck then because you will still be able to use apples services without anything changing. This or similar laws do not obligate you to offer options.
- keithnz 5y agoI'm not sure how you think you will have to do anything different or be forced into something? your app can stay the same, has the same presence. But, under this law, you could choose to have micro transactions or subscriptions where , if you choose to, you could use stripe, or some other payment provider where you pay a much lower fee, if you choose to.