How is this anti-consumers?
You have to remember that developers are usually the evil party here and Apple does a lot to protect us from ever having to deal with the developer.
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How is this anti-consumers?
You have to remember that developers are usually the evil party here and Apple does a lot to protect us from ever having to deal with the developer.
That's the main value Apple provides: Access to customers.
And companies should be allowed to make money when they provide value to others, e.g. developers.
Read the OP in this thread for more details. Basically, developers will supply Apple with a report on sales, and Apple will send them an invoice.
And the value Apple provides is access to customers and tools/IP to make the solution.
What these developers want is cheaper or free access to customers. Apple says no and since they're in control, all these other companies are forced to abide by Apple rules which is a great thing.
I'm very proud of being an Apple customer.
You don't seem to think that the developers are the bad actors here and we need Apple to protect us from them and keep them on a short leash.
That is why I was wondering if it is related to the Entitlement Link guidelines. But, Apple is expecting the 3rd parties to open their accounting books up and allowing Apple to view them qtrly. These companies may give Apple an accounting report to look at, but I anticipate Apple is going to only see a middle finger in them.
Ah, some vague, unspecified findings of fact. Please tell me what they are, exactly.
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Any developer should be legally allowed to ask money of Apple for developing for their plattforms or stop developing.
They should just go ahead. I hope Alphabet and Meta will be the first to stop developing.
Because of Apple's good will. Apple could of course charge for those too if they wanted to.
That's what's so great with capitalism and a free market. Businesses can decide what they give away for free and what they charge for.
It would be perfectly legal for you to make such a claim to Apple and stop developing for their platform if they don't want an agreement with you.
I have two answers:
1) Yes, but it feels icky if there are no real market forces at work to moderate what that fee is. Given the nature of mobile platforms, where the interconnected functionality locks people into one for years at a time (unlike, say, being able to buy clothes at Target and groceries at Walmart) it seems that some regulatory intervention is appropriate.
2) On the other hand, given the mutual benefit between hardware makers and software makers, it feels fundamentally unfair when one side starts taxing the other side to participate in the relationship. Going from a beloved company to a resented company among the people who build software for it can't be good in the long run.
A developer boycott would be an interesting development ... remove all iOS apps as a way to negotiate better terms. Right now we're relying on a few big companies like Epic and Spotify to push for change.
Yep, suing and winning are two different things.about to get sued by their own government. 2024 coming in hard
Apple to Face US Antitrust Lawsuit as Soon as March
Apple Inc. is poised to face a US antitrust lawsuit as soon as March as the Justice Department prepares to take on one of the world’s most valuable companies, according to people familiar with the case.www.bloomberg.com
The DOJ suit should grease the wheels.
These moves are really ill timed on Apples part given how much regulatory scrutiny they are under.
If Apple provides no value to developers, then the rational thing to do would be to stop being a developer for Apple's platforms.
Sure. Nothing vague or unspecified. I'm referring to the case we are discussing in this thread. Here's a direct quote from the decision.
"First, and most significant, as discussed in the findings of facts, IAP is the method by which Apple collects its licensing fee from developers for the use of Apple’s intellectual property. Even in the absence of IAP, Apple could still charge a commission on developers. It would simply be more difficult for Apple to collect that commission."
To the complainers, why are developers entitled to use Apple’s toolchains and API’s for free?
Just because you coded it on your own doesn’t mean your code is independent of all the calls to what Apple built. They built the platform to the tunes of tens of billions of dollars. You built an app that runs on the platform🤷♂️ Build your own OS if you want everything “free of charge”.
I suspect, however, that the majority of the complaints here are from people that haven’t written a line of code in their life and therefore don’t understand how anything works under the hood.
Just because you coded it on your own doesn’t mean your code is independent of all the calls to what Apple built. They built the platform to the tunes of tens of billions of dollars. You built an app that runs on the platform🤷♂️ Build your own OS if you want everything “free of charge”.
I suspect, however, that the majority of the complaints here are from people that haven’t written a line of code in their life and therefore don’t understand how anything works under the hood.
Because Apple is allowed to decide how they make money off of their property.
Apple doesn't have to be consistent or follow some standard on how you make money.
Because macOS and iOS is Apple's property. They decide how it works and how they profit from it.
Apple has given you more freedom when you use macOS than iOS. Why? It doesn't matter.
No, I wouldn't buy an iPhone then, but as long as I get the apps I need...
Your former employee are of course allowed to make a request to Apple that they'll stop developing apps for iPads unless Apple pays them.
That's the beauty of the free market.
It works both way.
Meta and Bytedance could require Apple to sign a contract with them about profit sharing or else they would stop developing for iOS. And Apple would be free to decline or make counterclaims. It's all about who has the most power.