KTR

jdw said:

KTR said:

the funny thing is.  I bet you these people own apple stock.  Any negative move, could back fire on the stock and who knows what else.  This will backfire on the government.

That is perhaps the single most frightful thing about these people -- they continue on the same path to destruction anyway, thinking they are doing it all for the greater good.  That's why Reagan was so right.  The smaller the size of government, the less burdened the people will be.  Sure, we'll have burdens from life itself, but at least we can blame life in that case, rather than our fellow man.  Even so, people would still complain that their fellow man is doing nothing to help solve the problems we have in life, which is why we have all these mess with big government.  But most Americans can be happy they aren't crushed like folks in the EU are.  Wish you could get rid of all those stupid cookie warning messages?  Well, once upon a time, we didn't have that, and everything was okay at the time too.  But Big Brother EU make that all change for the worse.

So don't be mislead. "Big Tech" isn't the problem.  It's Big Brother who is scary.

avon b7 said:

foregoneconclusion said:

avon b7 said: Apple actually meets the definition of digital gatekeeper and while it is also a hardware company, that hardware is 100% dependent on software which is tied to its services. 

You keep trying to push the idea that Apple's success is entirely dependent on 3rd party software development but that is obviously a superficial take. Apple's 1st party operating system, 1st party hardware, 1st party processors and 1st party brick/mortar stores all have a reputation for high quality/high levels of customer satisfaction. That satisfaction helps drive platform sales AND developer interest in app development for the platform. The companies that have more generic off-the-shelf approaches are not equally successful despite the fact that they also have 3rd party app development. 

Modern mobile digital devices are entirely dependent on 3rd party software. In that aspect, platform 'satisfaction' is irrelevant. 

Take away the 3rd party software element from an iPhone, or a phone from any other manufacturer, and it will not be successful.

Satisfaction will always play second fiddle to app development because without those apps you simply would not buy the phone and with that, any chance of satisfaction goes out the window.

Look at the Mac. Same satisfaction you would argue, but when key software went AWOL, users had little option but to switch to another platform.

Your purchasing needs will always override any satisfaction requirement, not least because part of your satisfaction is directly tied to the availability of platform software.