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leebase · 11-15-2019, 11:25 AM

Anybody can sue. And, far from clueless, I am pointing out that the LARGEST BY FAR ebook platform provider....is completely closed. No other book stores allowed. Sure, you can buy a book from another store, remove the DRM (if you know how), convert it to Amazon's proprietary format, then side load the book (again, if you learn how).

Whereas on Apple's platform you can download any competing books store's app to read their books with their drm. You can purchase those books via the competing store's website. That is FAR BETTER.

What Apple is being sued for is not allowing any competing App stores. Amazon doesn't ALLOW this either. It's just that folks have figured out how to install the google play store on Amazon tablets seeing as, after all, it's an Android based tablet. But Amazon does nothing to facillitate this. You have to go into the settings to turn on "developer mode" - which opens up your device to malicous software.

People wrongly assume there are no legitimate reasons for Apple's approach beyond "Apple wants all the money for themselves". Apple controls the user experience and the security of their devices. Apple reviews all the code (both with tools and humans) before allowing it on the App store. Apple has a secure, easy to use payment system.

With everyone using the same secure, easy to use payment system, Apple has built the trust with it's users and developers are rewarded as Apple customers buy far more goods via the app store than Android even with Adroid's user base being 3 to 5 times larger.

Apple's method has built an ecosystem that generates more money for it's developers and partners than Android...not just more money for Apple.

Apple's market share is a lot smaller than Android's. There will be no successful "monopoly" claim.

Harm claim? The PUBG game famously created their own "app as app store" to get around Google Play's cut of the sale. They can't do that on iOS. And YET....PUBG delivered their app on iOS months before Android. Why? With a 30% hair cut and 1/5th of the install base -- why did PUBG spend their money to support Apple's platform first? Because PUBG will make more money catering to Apple customers than Android even so.

And what happened to their "our app as it's own app store" method to skate around Google Play Store? Was hit with malware on day one. Underscoring for the millionth time that Apple's platform is far more secure BECAUSE of Apple's restrictions.

11-15-2019, 11:25 AM	#56
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,976 Karma: 26738313 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Anybody can sue. And, far from clueless, I am pointing out that the LARGEST BY FAR ebook platform provider....is completely closed. No other book stores allowed. Sure, you can buy a book from another store, remove the DRM (if you know how), convert it to Amazon's proprietary format, then side load the book (again, if you learn how). Whereas on Apple's platform you can download any competing books store's app to read their books with their drm. You can purchase those books via the competing store's website. That is FAR BETTER. What Apple is being sued for is not allowing any competing App stores. Amazon doesn't ALLOW this either. It's just that folks have figured out how to install the google play store on Amazon tablets seeing as, after all, it's an Android based tablet. But Amazon does nothing to facillitate this. You have to go into the settings to turn on "developer mode" - which opens up your device to malicous software. People wrongly assume there are no legitimate reasons for Apple's approach beyond "Apple wants all the money for themselves". Apple controls the user experience and the security of their devices. Apple reviews all the code (both with tools and humans) before allowing it on the App store. Apple has a secure, easy to use payment system. With everyone using the same secure, easy to use payment system, Apple has built the trust with it's users and developers are rewarded as Apple customers buy far more goods via the app store than Android even with Adroid's user base being 3 to 5 times larger. Apple's method has built an ecosystem that generates more money for it's developers and partners than Android...not just more money for Apple. Apple's market share is a lot smaller than Android's. There will be no successful "monopoly" claim. Harm claim? The PUBG game famously created their own "app as app store" to get around Google Play's cut of the sale. They can't do that on iOS. And YET....PUBG delivered their app on iOS months before Android. Why? With a 30% hair cut and 1/5th of the install base -- why did PUBG spend their money to support Apple's platform first? Because PUBG will make more money catering to Apple customers than Android even so. And what happened to their "our app as it's own app store" method to skate around Google Play Store? Was hit with malware on day one. Underscoring for the millionth time that Apple's platform is far more secure BECAUSE of Apple's restrictions.