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by relic17
5596 days ago
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I understand your reasoning and completely disagree with it. The only way I can answer is to urge you to check your premises. That would mean thinking about the meaning of "equal footing" and answering why, in your view, Apple has the obligation to provide developers with any kind of footing. You also use terms such as "unavoidable 30% tax" and "forcing application developers". Do you really think Apple has the status of a government (i.e. the ability to charge mandatory tax) and do you really think Apple is actually physically forcing anyone to do anything? And finally, since you believe their platform policy of taking 30% is "crooked", why do you think that charging for the use of your property is immoral? Or do you think that there are some "moral" boundaries that should be acceptable? What prevents the other parties from walking away if they don't like these terms? |
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Apple has tried to argue that it needs to retain strict control over what software you can and can't install for your protection. The fact of the matter (now apparent) is that they want to insert themselves into a transaction between two willing parties, without creating any marginal value.
What if your TV maker tried to charge a fee to your cable company because you were watching on 'their' TV?
What if Microsoft charged amazon a 30% fee because you purchased a book through 'their' browser.
What if Kitchenaid charged your bakery a fee per cupcake as you were using 'their' mixers.
The list is endless. At some point you need to assert your rights.
Again: if apple wants to make money selling me books, let them sell me books. Don't let them get away with selling something they don't own.
"... why do you think charging for the use of your property is immoral?"
This is the fundamental problem. Apple doesn't own my phone nor do they pay for my data connection. They are charging for my property.