Apple approves Hey email app, but the fight’s not over
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Put it another way: What if your car could only drive certain places, at the whim of your car manufacturer? One day you try to drive someplace new and your car halts, telling you, "sorry, you cannot drive here because our ransom was not paid for this location". This is how I feel as an iOS user.
Soon the fanatics will show up in Apple's defense, claiming the App Store is the most secure yadda, yadda.. Sure it is the most secure and well-vetted app store OUT OF TWO. They block other app stores who could provide better app review, more security, and alternate trust for the users. You just need a scary warning confirmation screen every time you add a new app store, explaining that the trust is being delegated from Cupertino.
Of course, Apple will not cede the App throne willingly. This needs to be regulated by the US government. Let me just phone my local congressperson and I'm sure this will be fixed in short order.. oh wait, back to my pit of despair.
I doubt anyone would willingly buy a car when they knew upfront that it was only able to drive to xyz.
In my opinion, the people making the case for changes to the App Store are either A) developers with an economic incentive or B) Individuals who want an iPhone but also want Android-esque control of their device.
Yes, I am one of those crazy individuals who actually want privacy AND full control of the $1k device I purchased. Smartphone owners, including you, deserve both.. Sorry you can't get it.
Because there is competition. If there was one or two car manufacturers following similar practices you have no alternative.
Some people say "if don't like it build your own phone". Well, that's like asking a bar to be a car manufacturer to be able to sell food and drinks.
An interesting workaround. And DHH's thoughts on the new app:
Cough, only 30% for the first year of app sign ups, after that it’s only 15% (so really it’s just 15% unless they plan to run away after 12 months), cough, also not all your revenue, only those who have not signed up and subscribed via the website first, which is probably going to be the vast majority of customers of this service.