A lot of people here seems to think that what Apple is doing is fine and that people knew how iOS works when they bought the device.
Neither of those are true for most people. Just reading the comments on HN the last half year clearly shows that people are confused about what Apple demands. If the HN audience is confused then I feel I can safely state that very few people knows what they're getting themselves into when choosing iOS.
Just the fact that you're not allowed by Apple to inform users about the cut Apple takes should be proof enough that Apple don't want users to know how much money Apple is costing them.
And the fact that iOS doesn't have a decent browser also sucks. Also, users don't understand that Chrome isn't Chrome on iOS.
Users have no idea what they're paying for, or that what they're using is being controlled by Apple.
Neither of those are true for most people. Just reading the comments on HN the last half year clearly shows that people are confused about what Apple demands. If the HN audience is confused then I feel I can safely state that very few people knows what they're getting themselves into when choosing iOS.
Just the fact that you're not allowed by Apple to inform users about the cut Apple takes should be proof enough that Apple don't want users to know how much money Apple is costing them.
And the fact that iOS doesn't have a decent browser also sucks. Also, users don't understand that Chrome isn't Chrome on iOS.
Users have no idea what they're paying for, or that what they're using is being controlled by Apple.
I hope Apple have to open iOS up so this can end.