Meaning what? When a company has a dominant position in a market and is determined to be "unlawfully" restricting competition in that market, they may end up not be able to charge as much or make as much profit now that new competition is allowed to enter that market? That's the way it should be if the company shouldn't have been making (or benefiting in some way) as much as they were to begin with due to the "unlawful" competition restrictions they imposed in the market.
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Apple Announces Ability to Download iPhone Apps From Websites in EU
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Meaning what? When a company has a dominant position in a market and is determined to be "unlawfully" restricting competition in that market, they may end up not be able to charge as much or make as much profit now that new competition is allowed to enter that market? That's the way it should be if the company shouldn't have been making (or benefiting in some way) as much as they were to begin with due to the "unlawful" competition restrictions they imposed in the market.
The good news for you is the App Store will still exist.
There was no iOS app access competition or choice but now there cam be thanks to the ability to sideload or use alternative app stores.
“Just don’t sell your app on the most popular platform in a number of countries. Look at all the choice you have”.
As it should be. I don’t understand this mentality, why aren’t we up in arms with the Mac? Been like it since the beginning
It’s just a shame the iPad isn’t becoming more like the Mac.
Horrible news.
It has the ability to affect me negatively more than anything which has happened in the world the last 2,5 years.
It has the ability to affect me negatively more than anything which has happened in the world the last 2,5 years.
For actual competition and choice you need at least 3 players. This is no competition or choice. You are still in the bubble in eu and outside eu. You’ve got some ketchup on your fries but you are still in prison so who cares.
Ever tried to download an app for the Mac that’s not in the AppStore? It’s not that difficult and why aren’t we complaining about this?
It's... it's just different! They're just not the same! I've convinced myself and I have to convince you too!
...what, why am I checking my stocks? Oh, don't worry about that...
We still can’t develop and distribute software to others without Apple’s explicit approval.
It’s an iPhone, not my phone.
It’s an iPhone, not my phone.
See? You are still trapped inside the box. Come outside and you will see the whole picture.
If it's a fake website, they can fool users and steal user information, regardless on how many installs they have in the EU.
And if they get their hands on an Apple Certificate as they have done in the past (did you read the article at the link I posted for you?), they can install malware.
There are a Zillion of other website where malware spreads, users don't know how safe these are:
softonic, cnet, etc. to name some.
Where was it unlawfully determined? Not to mention apple is one of hundreds of cell phone manufacturers.
Yes, a slippery slope for all. We shall see how this plays out over time.
********. In your opinion.
When you buy a device, you are not buying the software, you just license it. The software belongs to Apple, meaning the whole environment belongs to them. that's why it's illegal to reverse-engineer their software. Many other companies license their products like this.
And without Xcode, you can't create iPhone apps, anyway. if you were to buy the software, you will need to pay for updates, and pay for Xcode too.
Open computers do make me nervous. I am also scared when I go outside. It's just... open. How do I begin to navigate that?
I like what Apple is doing since day one ... keep an eye on all those apps so you don’t get crappy apps. I don’t really think it is a win win. I truly think that most people are looking forward to save a buck ... I never get it when somebody buys an iphone, but is not willing to buy an app.
Still there are lots of dev that qualify, perhaps in the future after Apple tweaks this process of vetting it will be better for newer devs. At least everything is progressing more openly each week.
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Yep on somebody’s dime. That’s not competition it’s a sham, imo. That’s apples version of competition after “it was conferred gatekeeper” (thread the needle) status.
How would users know if the website is legit or not, if it is one of those developer-registed domains? It is very easy to create a copycat website looking like the authorised and offer malware apps?