> Apple charges 30% because they can, not because there is some sort of logical basis for it.
Agreed. Actually, they could probably jack it up to 90% if not for the inevitable lawsuits from state Attorneys General..
> If Apple was somehow deemed responsible for policing crypto-scams, the only rational thing to do would be to ban Crypto apps.
This might be true if the only scam apps were crypto related.
Apple's quest for control over the apps translates to a quest for increased control over their users;
Just as with Google's ability to control search results, when Apple can control how you work, which apps you can install, and even what you say in those apps, they ultimately control how and what you think.
That's a pretty powerful position for two of the most powerful companies in the world. It becomes self-perpetuating and people will automatically suppress any evidence that their opinions are being shaped.
I'm wondering how long it takes them to figure out people would immediately start scamming apple if they were liable. The risk of crypto is its freedom. I have no idea why people would not stay in regulated markets.
Agreed. Actually, they could probably jack it up to 90% if not for the inevitable lawsuits from state Attorneys General..
> If Apple was somehow deemed responsible for policing crypto-scams, the only rational thing to do would be to ban Crypto apps.
This might be true if the only scam apps were crypto related.
Apple's quest for control over the apps translates to a quest for increased control over their users;
Just as with Google's ability to control search results, when Apple can control how you work, which apps you can install, and even what you say in those apps, they ultimately control how and what you think.
That's a pretty powerful position for two of the most powerful companies in the world. It becomes self-perpetuating and people will automatically suppress any evidence that their opinions are being shaped.