▲ | throwaway31131 4 days ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
We probably do need some kind of regulation in this space because for better or worse, and I think it’s worse, it’s hard to be a participant in modern society without a smart phone. (In my mind it would be something more akin to the communications act of 1934, but for apps to mandate a certain amount of “interoperability” across operating systems, whatever that may mean, but I digress) on the other hand, it wasn’t all that long ago that we had many smart phone markers and operating systems, all with different strategies. It’s possible that the market did decide… | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▲ | bruce511 4 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I would argue that there was more than a duopoly. We had Windows Phone, WebOS, blackberry, Palm etc. The market voted and we're left with 2. Equally, pretty much no iPhone user (outside of tech circles) cares about the App Store monopoly for iPhone. The policy is well known, and hasn't changed in 15 years. Indeed many (not all) tech folk who complain about the App Store still went out and bought an iPhone. The raw truth is that the market did decide. And no we don't need regulation. Apple and Google have different enough policies for there to be choice. In some countries Android has dominant market share. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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