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by rixrax 2763 days ago
Answer is not to give choice in where to download apps. If you don't like Apple app store, then maybe switch to Android or BlackBerry. Or something else.

I like being able to go to just one store and get my Apps there. Imagine the horror of having to get the apps from AT&T or Vz store for iPhone, or having to choose if I need to get an app from official store or from another one run by some east European dude from his basement. I love that apple curates the apps and at least tries to get rid of worst offenders whether it's privacy violations or outright malware.
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43920 2763 days ago
If you think the services the Apple app store provides are worth the price increase, then you as an individual consumer could choose to buy apps just from that store.

Or you could buy an app directly from the developer, whom you presumably trust (and even if you don't, the app is sandboxed, so the chances of something bad happening are pretty low).

Or you could buy the app from an alternative store that's more trustworthy than just "some east European dude from his basement", which would someone would almost certainly create if they had the option to.

Plus, Apple isn't just getting rid of the "worst offenders", it's also banning apps with content it dislikes, or that hurt its business model:

https://bgr.com/2018/05/25/steam-link-for-iphone-download-io...

https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/30/apple-rejects-app-...

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dingaling 2763 days ago
And yet if an ISP blocked Netflix and made you buy from ISPFlix there'd be wailing and rending of garments.

I mean, you could just change ISP to ISP2 if you didn't like it.

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danaris 2763 days ago
It's easier to change from iOS to Android than it is to change ISPs in huge portions of the US.

At least changing from iOS to Android (or vice versa) doesn't require you to buy a new house and move—probably move far enough that you need to find a new job, too.

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kodablah 2763 days ago
> I like being able to go to just one store and get my Apps there.

But nobody is saying you can't or that it won't be curated or anything. The unfortunate part is some liking what ways others get their apps, not themselves. (granted I don't believe user freedom in this case should be government enforced, but we should all strive not to assume that our app retrieval methods are the best for others)

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