[zepto]

So the alternative is a free for all?

[ulrikrasmussen]

Or multiple markets with actual human curation that can compete for quality.

[zepto]

Most markets compete on price, not quality.

You’ll see most people flock to where they can get stuff for free or very little, exactly as it is on the web.

We already see a race to the bottom and massive duplication of apps.

It will only get worse if there are more stores, and then nobody will be in a position to fix it.

Apple should be being pressured to do something about this, but forcing the store open will have the exact opposite effect of what is desired.

[bsder]

> Most markets compete on price, not quality.

But some won't. And if people get used to it, they will go elsewhere for a specific app and leave the scams behind.

At which point Apple will have to do something or their marketplace will devolve into a cesspool and everybody will leave.

[zepto]

But some won't. And if people get used to it, they will go elsewhere for a specific app and leave the scams behind.

People be forced will go to really shitty stores that are way worse than Apple’s one for specific apps, and the overall app market will become much less safe.

Why? Because people establishing new stores will just pay for exclusives.