I don't think you're understanding the comparison. I can't help that unfortunately. It's just an analogy, something to compare A to B with. As they are based off the physical store, and a computing device.
Well thanks for explaining what an analogy is. Respectfully, it's just a terrible analogy because your pocket computing device isn't generally anything like a physical store.
Same analogy, it's been repeated many times. You go to any store, you buy things. You generally don't see items with multiple prices and re-directs to other stores near by. I think someone could be laughed out of the store if they asked them to post a price for item x that is sold at store B. While some stores will price match or even beat the price from a competitor. We generally don't' see the price of the competing store anywhere in the store we are in. We also don't see a competing price on or within the item we are purchasing either. Maybe there is a coupon in the box or something for when it's purchased again, or another product they offer. But, generally the "person(s)" are the one that is supposed to "shop".
Again respectfully, what on Earth are you talking about? Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, is changing for the App Store. It will not show you how much the app costs on Epic's store. It will not tell you that the app is also available on Epic's store or have to point you to Epic's store. The App Store remains the App Store.
Things might be priced differently on Epic's store, but it's, you know, a whole other store. Like 100% more store than before.
Going forward, might you have a different payment processor within an app? Sure, but again you're no longer in the App Store. You're in Spotify or wherever.
And I have stated that it should be allowed for the developer to advertise pricing on their site. And via emails to account holders. "Hey, want to get VBUCKS, go to
www.epicstore.com and make your purchase. It will apply to all devices and consoles you login with. I have no issue and I think Apple would be fine with that level of informative ads. But, just not within the app.
To stay with your favourite physical store comparison, if you bought a product, taken it home, taken it out of the package and phoned the manufacturer to buy something from them, you wouldn't normally expect to go back to Target to pay, right? Right.
You can either remove the IAP feature "or" you charge what you need to charge for the IAP to cover whatever the cost is and the fee to Apple. For example, I may go to a convenience store for chips and beer. I "know" it's going to cost more there than if I went to the supermarket and a beer distributor. But, I'm here at the convenience store. Apple made it convenient to purchase directly within my iPhone for X and Y apps. I know I could go online and get subscriptions from Spotify and Netflix directly (supermarket and beer distributor) for less. But, I'm here, and I'm willing to sign up even at the higher price. Because maybe Apple lets me unsubscribe easier or offers me some benefit for purchasing it "here" rather than "there". Or maybe I'm just rich enough to not care. Either way, this is perfectly normal in everyday life as to not be that difficult to solve the minutia details of how to reach a customer for more business the way we have been doing it for-eva.
I honestly don't know what point you are trying to make here. Just like note, if the developer lets you pay through Apple, then go for it.
It can be argued yes it is, as the store is built in.
Does that mean it's also a browser? Look, yes in the most colloquial sense a smartphone is a camera, an mp3 player, a flashlight, a calculator and many more things, but really it's not
actually any of these things. It's not a store. It is a computing device that can run different applications, including virtual stores.
That's the reason why all of the target analogies fall flat. Your phone isn't like Target. Compare the App Store to Target, if you insist, but the analogy breaks when you extend it beyond that.
These devices can compute, but they are not at the same as a desktop for many things. While exceedingly better at other things desktops can't do. They are "different" and should be treated differently for their use cases and purposes.
A calculator is a computer as well. No one is comparing it to a desktop though. A smart watch is a computer, a Wi-Fi router is a computer, and a gaming console and so on.
They may not be the
same, but I'm not sure there's a convincing argument for why it makes more sense to compare an iPhone to a physical store than to a Mac. It's ridiculous.
