[Shivetya]

Do you even understand the volume of apps they deal with? Apple claims 100k a week[0]. How do you propose to handle that?

People are complaining about a small number of bad apps getting through and at the same time we have quite a few stating that not allowing people to load up anything they want is bad. Can you imagine trying to sort through the mess if there was no gate keeper because there is an actual chance if people get their legislative wish list through.

Even if you could get an independent system up and running who is going to pay for it? The staffing is going to be very large and who determines what is a good app and what is not?

I am all for Apple having and managing their store by their rules. While I think it is dumber than all get out to allow for people to install any app they find I am certainly not going to stand in their way as long as the companies which make the phones and provide the software are fully protected from such a choice. After all if a rogue app does something bad who do you think the lawyers will come for?

[0]https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/09/24/app-store-rejecte...

[heavyset_go]

> Do you even understand the volume of apps they deal with? Apple claims 100k a week[0]. How do you propose to handle that?

Since it seems that Apple can't handle the problem they've delegated to themselves exclusively, and they prevent parties that might be better suited to solve it from solving it, they should allow the power of markets and competition to develop better, more efficient solutions. That way, consumers don't have to suffer while Apple insists that they're the only company allowed to serve the app distribution market as their customers are being scammed to the tune of several million dollars, or more, each month.

[mdoms]

> Do you even understand the volume of apps they deal with? Apple claims 100k a week[0]. How do you propose to handle that?

Is this a serious question? The answer is: by hiring people. Lots of them. Apple has over $200 billion just in cash in the bank.

[bogwog]

This reminds me of a section in the game Divinity Original Sin 2.

There's this area that can only be reached by crossing one of two bridges. The first bridge you encounter when you leave the starting town is guarded by a rude and aggressive troll. The bridge is a mess, falling apart, and he charges an expensive toll if you want to pass.

But if you explore for a bit instead of paying, you'll find another bridge with another troll, except this troll is super polite, soft-spoken and friendly, the bridge is very neat and tidy, and his toll is like 10x cheaper. He even thanks you for your patronage when you pay him.

When you encounter the mean troll again, he'll offer you a reward if you kill the other troll.

Apple charging 30% for a scam/malware-infested store, and keeping the profits rather than reinvesting them to try and actually improve the store makes them the first troll in this story.