Choice does not equal competition! It’s possible that having multiple choices could lead to competition but the two are not mutually exclusive. When Android and iOS were introduced multiple mobile platforms existed for people to choose from. The options (choice) essentially led to a duopoly in the US.
Most of the regulatory fervor is couched in the dressing of choice and minimally competition, but by and large these are false premises supporting the entire house of cards. The price for all software (expect for games) has fallen precipitously sine the introduction of the App Store and Google Play Store. How much cheaper than .99 or free can programs/apps get. The notion that app stores charge 15/30% for payment processing is blatantly false but most publications conveniently “forget” to emphasize this. Stop attempting to change the power relationship between Apple/Google and their developers who freely entered into a relationship with them while pretending to champion consumers.
Android and iOS are the newest entries into the market and the market chose them using free will.
From my vantage point it appears we are either attempting to punish success or our politicians see a threat to their monopoly on power. Opportunistic players like Epic just saw the direction of the wind and tried to catch a wave but unfortunately regulatory fervor and actual legal precedence don’t often match. If Epic had sued Sony and Microsoft instead of Apple I believe they would have won.
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Most of the regulatory fervor is couched in the dressing of choice and minimally competition, but by and large these are false premises supporting the entire house of cards. The price for all software (expect for games) has fallen precipitously sine the introduction of the App Store and Google Play Store. How much cheaper than .99 or free can programs/apps get. The notion that app stores charge 15/30% for payment processing is blatantly false but most publications conveniently “forget” to emphasize this. Stop attempting to change the power relationship between Apple/Google and their developers who freely entered into a relationship with them while pretending to champion consumers.
Android and iOS are the newest entries into the market and the market chose them using free will.
From my vantage point it appears we are either attempting to punish success or our politicians see a threat to their monopoly on power. Opportunistic players like Epic just saw the direction of the wind and tried to catch a wave but unfortunately regulatory fervor and actual legal precedence don’t often match. If Epic had sued Sony and Microsoft instead of Apple I believe they would have won.