Apple is now officially evil
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Apple is now officially evil
w/ their announcement today that anyone selling anything on an iphone app must pay them 30%, they are officially evil in my eyes. what would happen if Miscrosoft required any e-commerce retailer to pay them 30% when a user used Windows for the transaction?
the iphone app store is a marketplace; the iphone itself is merely a platform. very ballsy, extremely short-sighted, and i suspect you'll either see Apple back down or good content leave the iphone en masse.
Amazon seems to hold the key - do they simple refuse and dare Apple to remove their Kindle app (Amazon currently links to the iphone's browser to complete ebook purchases - Apple wants 30% of this)? and file anti-trust lawsuits left & right?
Rhapsody has already said today they are done w/ Apple - and are exploring their legal options. they arguably have a better case than even Amazon. Pandora IPO what?
interesting times...
- chuck
the iphone app store is a marketplace; the iphone itself is merely a platform. very ballsy, extremely short-sighted, and i suspect you'll either see Apple back down or good content leave the iphone en masse.
Amazon seems to hold the key - do they simple refuse and dare Apple to remove their Kindle app (Amazon currently links to the iphone's browser to complete ebook purchases - Apple wants 30% of this)? and file anti-trust lawsuits left & right?
Rhapsody has already said today they are done w/ Apple - and are exploring their legal options. they arguably have a better case than even Amazon. Pandora IPO what?
interesting times...
- chuck