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ranson said:

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These ignorant a-holes who want the app store completely open would ruin the entire app store if their ideas were to be implemented.

Look at the mess that is Android.

Nobody has any business telling Apple how to run their app store. If anybody doesn't like it, then go use something else. Nobody ever forced anybody to be in the Apple eco system. Don't come to Apple with your braindead ideas and demand them to change.

I don't think anyone on this thread is suggesting how Apple run THEIR app store. The suggestion is that it should not be the ONLY app store (or only way to legitimately load an app).

From what I've seen, most folks who oppose there being some sort of alternative app store would say that consumers are making that choice when they elect to purchase an Apple device. Anyone is free to choose another product if they don't agree with some aspect of the experience or with the available storefronts.  The security and the tight control that reduces bad experiences are the point, not some problem that needs to be solved.  It brings with it legitimate concerns and sometimes unhappiness, but anyone not happy or comfortable with this has readily-available alternatives like Android.

At every level, most businesses won't spend money if they don't immediately need to. That's how we ended up in this situation in a nutshell. The thinner the profit margins are, the more likely a company is to put off that decision and costs associated with retiring Flash-dependent processes. As long as the browsers supported Flash, even in increasingly inconvenient, annoying ways, that was an expense that could be left on the back burner. As an IT person, I'm concerned that some of the systems we use have management tools that are accessible only through a Flash webpage. We can (and do) pressure those companies to provide an HTML5 or some other non-Flash alternative. Nothing purchased in the past few years has Flash dependency. Unfortunately there are some systems, processes, production workflows, apps, etc., that are dependent on something running 24/7 that requires Flash to manage it. Sometimes a company or department ends up inheriting the Flash mess from an acquisition or circumstance beyond their control. It's not just commerce sites, although that is the way most people will experience or be aware of the issue. If it involves the spending of money, many (most?) businesses will put off the cost of switching from a dead technology until they absolutely must.