The single reason I use apple maps instead of google maps is because of the lack of ads. For me, it is really the only competitive advantage offered by apple maps
How much does it cost to host a tarball of an app? Maaaaaybe 15 cents?
> Steam for example takes $100 PER GAME.
Well that's not true.
> What we should be pitchforking about is why Apple isn't taking all that 30% to IMPROVE the App Store for USERS
That's exactly what I'm saying.
They're taking 30% and then doing fuck-all. I can maybe, MAYBE, buy the 30% if the appstore was some paradise on Earth and my iPhone gave me a blowjob. But that's not the case. So what are we paying for?
They already get paid to do that - the 30% is completely unrelated to that.
That's also optional. Apple chooses to develop iOS because it becomes a new pathway for siphoning money from consumers and developers, and allows them to create their walled garden.
They could just stop at any point and use android or even off-the-shelf Linux with an OS mobile environment.
I literally wrote the name of the bank + "bank" in the search field.
I got an ad for fucking backgammon at the top.