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by ntsplnkv2 2191 days ago
You do have a choice - don't use Apple.

> On Apple you don't have that choice so the onerousness of the store policies effects consumers by proxy but the lack of freedom for users directly is far worse.

This is one of those "popular on HN because it impacts developers" points. Everyone I know is extremely happy with their iPhone in terms of apps and the appstore. Allowing a flood of apps will not make it better for a lot of developers - ones that followed the rules and didn't make shovelware. Now good apps will get drowned out in a sea of garbage.

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> Now good apps will get drowned out in a sea of garbage.

Have you seen the state of app discovery in the App store nowadays?

That proves my point further - imagine how much worse it will get with a free for all of apps.