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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Apple's App Store Blocks Innovation and Competition
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You may own the hardware, but you only have a license to use the software. By using iOS, you are bound by Apple’s terms.
There is not one bit of truth in Zuckerberg's comments. No way is there a monopoly, lack of innovation, or uniqueness among platforms about the 30% cut. None of these things are imposed on Fortnite. That is called lying.
Also, Facebook would be insignificant, like MySpace, without the innovation of the iPhone which has started an industry and enabled Facebook all these years.
Also, Facebook would be insignificant, like MySpace, without the innovation of the iPhone which has started an industry and enabled Facebook all these years.
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This is what i assume happens when you ask Mark Zuckerberg about Business Ethics.
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**** facebook.
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I can't disagree with that. I didn't say it was necessarily ideal or perfect though. However, as far as I can tell from history, it is the clear winner so far, as far as "winning" is, for we-the-people's best interests.
Regarding Hitler, keep in mind that he became a dictator from 1933-1945, in which time the war and the majority of atrocities occurred. Sure, two "elections" were held in that time, but both were completely rigged, "resulting" in a 99.8% win for the Nazi party.
History is a lesson for us all, as it can be useful in avoiding a repeat. However, to quote Hegel - "The only thing we learn from history that we do not learn from history.” Unfortunately I can see it unfolding in front of our eyes. And no, I don't mean all the current conspiracy theory crap getting around at the moment, those "woke" sheep are even more sheepy than the sheeple they claim to be woke from.
Of course you can't. But you can open a store nearby if you can find a suitable property for rent or sale that is zoned for retail shops, and then market similar products to the same customer base, and charge whatever price you like. It's a free country in that sense. But what you can't do, is open a department store in New York, and then declare that no-one else in New York is allowed to open a department store.
[Rolls eyes]. Dictionary def does not equate to legal def."Monopoly" is a diction-defined term:
Any business can be a "monopoly" if you define the relevant market narrowly enough. For example, BMW has a "monopoly" on car sales that take place inside BMW dealerships. But we'd all agree that the "market" in that context should be broader than BMW showrooms, right?
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Same principle here. Apple can only be a "monopoly" if the relevant marketplace is defined as the iOS platform. But that's a stupidly narrow definition for market in this context.
Now, to your point, Apple may yet be found to be in violation of anti-trust laws. But they aren't a monopoly by any meaningful definition of that term.
You would think that Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo would be trembling at all of this. If Apple is forced to allow 3rd party stores within the App Store you know that 100% Facebook, Epic and others will want the equivalent within Xbox Live, Sony and Nintendo stores.
It sure is not the fee from Microsoft their App Store. Usually you can buy games cheaper outside Microsoft their own app store.
How do you know that *for sure*? You don't know if Apple isn't only just breaking even on it. Let's say they're making 5% profit on it (which is hard to calculate due to staff salaries, hosting, bandwidth, development costs, support etc.), they could drop it by 5% and break even, but why should they? Why aren't they allowed to make money off their invention?
If Apple had set it at 15% when they introduced it, people would still be moaning that 15% is too high. It was set at 30% for a reason; one that none of us knows.
I love the Apple Store. I always find what I am looking for. That's just my customer perspective....
Why should they? If the Bay Area wants to destroy itself, let them do it.
Many conflicts are coming to the surface in America these days... Currently it appears to be one of the most unpeaceful countries in the world...
This currently prevents intelligent immigrants from seeing the USA as an attractive destination.
Stupidity inspires only the stupid.
It will be exciting to see whether the situation changes fundamentally next year. Otherwise the intelligence will move to where it is peaceful and striving, for example in Europe (not UK, sorry orange utan II)...
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Given that FB have said that this free period is for about a year (notice how little is actually said about that), I’ll say that he’s hypocritical in the extreme about this and all the other ways FB gouges small businesses (e.g. their appalling ad platform).
So yeah, I can absolutely categorically and without any concern state that I deny he’s right.
Nobody cross shops between the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store. It's not at all the same as Walmart and Target.
Having the same products in both places doesn't mean they're in the same market.
Telling your customers that your product is a Target exclusive is not the same as saying your product is a Canadian exclusive. Most people who shop at Target or Walmart will also shop at the other. This is not the case for people who shop in the US or in Canada. Some people will shop in both. Most people don't. Because they're in different markets. The same as the iOS App Store and the Google Play Store are in different markets.
But is he wrong about Apple here? I don't think so, and it's naive to write this off as him being pissed about not being able to do the ****** things his company keeps doing. Both can be true.
Can you prove that statement? "Nobody" is a fairly broad brush to paint.
I know people who have cross-platform tech, with different apps on each device with some overlap. I disagree that people won't cross-shop the app stores...I've seen it done.
The ios app store and google play store are in the same market and can be cross-shopped.
Since when?
I own Android and Apple and shop apps in both - sometimes have the same apps on both.
Sometimes I will buy an app on one but not the other due to cost or features.
I am more likely to subscribe on Android or via website than via iOS.
So no, I have to say your statement is incorrect.
I dumped Facebook anything a while back. However his claims have some truth behind them.
