> anything that puts more money in Apple’s coffers and not developers’ means it’s automatically a stupid idea
The reason why it is a stupid idea, is that the recommendation only gives Apple more money, and does nothing else.
> or anything remotely related would ever sustain their operations on 0% revenue
Apple sells iPhones. It can make its money off of that.
Apple is getting more than enough money, from its phone business, such that it will continue doing what it is doing now, even if it loses some revenue from alternative app stores.
So no, I am not convinced by your argument of us having to be worried about a multi-trillion dollar company losing a bit of money.
> is completely up to the creators of those systems (in the App Store’s case, Apple)
It is actually not completely up to Apple anymore. Because now there is a law, and they can either follow the law or leave the EU.
> And yes, they ought to pay up particularly to the hardware platform provider! Don’t think it’s fair? Well, go complain to Nokia or Blackberry
Actually no. Instead of your recommendation, we can instead make laws to force things to change, and this is what just happened. Apple is the one that lost here. You, or them, are the ones who are crying about the current situation.
Apple can either follow the law, or leave the EU market if it doesn't like the law.
You are the one crying here. Everyone else is basking in our victory. You are the one who is going to have to go cry to someone else, to change things.
Apple lost. You lost. The laws are being passed. And none of your arguments are convincing to anybody who is in support of these laws.
A convincing argument would instead be one that results in Apple getting zero money, and also protects users in some way. But you do not seem interested in a better outcome here.
And no, I or these law makers don't have to come up with another solution, because people like me who support this law already won.
Instead, it is Apple, and people like you, the one's who definitively, and completely lost, that are going to have to come up with a solution that convinces everyone else, that actually results in a 0% cut going to Apple, because you are the loser in this political situation.
The winners do not have to change anything, because we are getting our laws passed, and Apple is going to be forced to follow the law or shutdown in the EU, or other countries soon.
The reason why it is a stupid idea, is that the recommendation only gives Apple more money, and does nothing else.
> or anything remotely related would ever sustain their operations on 0% revenue
Apple sells iPhones. It can make its money off of that.
Apple is getting more than enough money, from its phone business, such that it will continue doing what it is doing now, even if it loses some revenue from alternative app stores.
So no, I am not convinced by your argument of us having to be worried about a multi-trillion dollar company losing a bit of money.
> is completely up to the creators of those systems (in the App Store’s case, Apple)
It is actually not completely up to Apple anymore. Because now there is a law, and they can either follow the law or leave the EU.
> And yes, they ought to pay up particularly to the hardware platform provider! Don’t think it’s fair? Well, go complain to Nokia or Blackberry
Actually no. Instead of your recommendation, we can instead make laws to force things to change, and this is what just happened. Apple is the one that lost here. You, or them, are the ones who are crying about the current situation.
Apple can either follow the law, or leave the EU market if it doesn't like the law.
You are the one crying here. Everyone else is basking in our victory. You are the one who is going to have to go cry to someone else, to change things.
Apple lost. You lost. The laws are being passed. And none of your arguments are convincing to anybody who is in support of these laws.
A convincing argument would instead be one that results in Apple getting zero money, and also protects users in some way. But you do not seem interested in a better outcome here.
And no, I or these law makers don't have to come up with another solution, because people like me who support this law already won.
Instead, it is Apple, and people like you, the one's who definitively, and completely lost, that are going to have to come up with a solution that convinces everyone else, that actually results in a 0% cut going to Apple, because you are the loser in this political situation.
The winners do not have to change anything, because we are getting our laws passed, and Apple is going to be forced to follow the law or shutdown in the EU, or other countries soon.