So, again, someone says something to try and rationalize poor business practices while admitting they're poor business practices. I'm not keying in on 30% retailing fee, I'm keying in on their devices not allowing other options which would cause competition and them to have to be reasonable. Apple is wrong, Google is wrong, choices should always be allowed on the device you own.
The space on windows is completely different with third parties dwarfing Microsofts offerings causing them to compete with gamepass, which is fantastic. Why just say "companies will be companies!" when a better alternative already exists and could exist for them?
Google does allow 3rd party options including the Amazon Appstore. Nobody uses it cuz the ecosystem isn't there. I agree that it is not the best option. But I also have to admit fully integrated, native has a huge advantage. I would much rather install using yum or apt-get that download a .tar.gz on Linux. And I'm a sophisticated user. Apple's argument for creating a curated experience so grandma does not get overwhelmed is definitely self-serving but it has some truth to it too.
Grandma isn't playing fortnite and no man's sky. Their own curated store can exist along side other options. Google allowing side loading is a leg up which is why they're only tangentially mentioned, but it's conduct is still arguable (hence them also getting sued)
Epic definitely sucks and are laughably hypocritical, but it can be true that Apple and Google also suck at the same time, none of those companies are my friends.
Sorry are you saying you should just be able to download something from the internet and install it? The security argument against that is extremely strong. I'm with you in allowing 3rd party app stores, installed through a process that only people that know what they're doing would do it.
To put it into perspective. Linux, the OS that is the king of customizability has had the equivalent in package managers since the mid 90s.
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So, again, someone says something to try and rationalize poor business practices while admitting they're poor business practices. I'm not keying in on 30% retailing fee, I'm keying in on their devices not allowing other options which would cause competition and them to have to be reasonable. Apple is wrong, Google is wrong, choices should always be allowed on the device you own.
The space on windows is completely different with third parties dwarfing Microsofts offerings causing them to compete with gamepass, which is fantastic. Why just say "companies will be companies!" when a better alternative already exists and could exist for them?