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dantheman827 said:

dewme said:

I really hope we don't end up in a "race to the bottom" with app stores. I remember a time when we had full service department stores staffed with people who actually could help you with purchase decisions by being knowledgeable about the products they were selling. These middlemen in the sales channel added a bit to the cost but they also added value for most shoppers.

Apple's App Store adds value, both in terms of establishing a high level of confidence that the app does what it says it does and that it doesn't leave poop skid marks all over you or your device. The moderated review system helps separate the wheat from the chaff. Is it perfect? No, but it's more than worth the added cost we're paying for the apps we buy from the App Store, even when they are free.

The race to the bottom in other "stores" has left us with Amazon and its sketchy review process, Super Walmarts as a dumping ground for China's wares, Big Box-o-Ramas where you get to play warehouse worker for a day, and my personal favorite, a "Dollar" type store on every-other intersection, all staffed by customer service agnostic people who by-and-large have absolutely no knowledge about what they are selling scanning at the POS checkout. We've saved a few dollars by stripping all semblance of professionalism and customer service out of the sales channel so we can maintain the lowest possible pricing and by building all products wherever and by whomever it's as cheap as humanly robotically possible.

I'm just not feeling the need for yet another institution that has served customers so well descending into the crappification tarpit that all races to the bottom eventually end up in.  

You don't have to shop at these stores, there are other ones available with more knowledgeable staff, and usually they sell at a higher markup.

The difference is you have that choice with retail, but with iOS your only choice is the App Store.

riverko said:

And why stop with phones? Why not electric shavers etc. I bought two different Philips shavers, each with different connector… that’s ok? 

APPLE2c-1984 said:

Trolling is attacking a poster rather than presenting intelligent arguments and discussing.
Regardless of ideas, the lack of them is the only common point in most posts regarding this matter. There may be people who find this so important they signed up to comment - you are very welcome. This was all very obvious for a very long time now, especially since the Epic attack on Apple. Iv been a dedicated Apple Insider for twenty years now and commenting for a decade, so for some of us this has been widely debated. But again it seems crucial for non-trolls to realize the sheer size and scope of this matter.

1 - Anti-Trust laws are there for a reason, and we wouldnt have Apple now if they hadnt been upheld before.
People attacking the regulator approach will always have the option to keep exactly the same phone usage, only further options will be available to the rest.

2 - Security downgrade claims are blatantly fallacious, when what is being advocated by common sense here is simply allowing the same App Store sandboxing magic to other app stores.
If Apple simply curates third-party app stores like it does its apps, its phenomenal security will be remain just the same for the former.