Part of the appeal of the iOS App Store is that end users are partially shielded from developers who believe it’s their inalienable right to make apps to try to profit off of them.
> inalienable right to make apps to try to profit off of them.
What do you mean here? Do you have a problem with capitalism? The purpose of work is to earn a living. Outside of hobbyists and open source developers, nobody does this for free. It's work.
Should app developers be poor and unable to earn a living off apps? I'm pretty sure that's not what you mean, but that's how this comes across.
I think what you mean is that you're happy Apple controls distribution. My argument is that this isn't fair - they've built a computer, captured 50% of the US market, and control every economic funnel around these consumers, the likes of which we've never seen before in human history.
They have a mega monopoly. They're distorting the entire market. There are consumers, and then there are Apple consumers. Try to do business with the latter group without going through Apple, jumping through hoops, and getting taxed. And you come out without a direct relationship with your customer.
> My argument is that this isn’t fair - they’ve built a computer, captured 50% of the US market, and control every economic funnel around these consumers...
> What do you mean here? Do you have a problem with capitalism?
It seems the more egregious example of being against capitalism is wanting to legislate an already successful business one to make it easier for your success.
Large dominant companies tend to consolidate their power through acquiring to remove competition and inhibiting the creation of competitors through their massive economical power. This is actually bad for capitalism since it removes the threats of competition.
First time ever I’m hearing a pro-capitalist person who is also pro-antitrust laws.
If you were a true capitalist, you’d grant people to choose if they want a walled garden or an „open” platform (although the alternative is not really open - just a bunch of big players forcing you to install their installers).
