>no other computer in history I’ve heard of had operated in such a closed garden
I'm pretty sure all the big videogame consoles do.
I'm pretty sure all the big videogame consoles do.
If anything, it is more obvious to the user just what they're missing out on by selecting one console over another; for example, Breath of the Wild is basically there to sell the Nintendo Switch. If you don't buy the Switch, you will never get Breath of the Wild. What's a metaphorical Breath of the Wild that's available on Android but not on iOS? Isn't it often the reverse, where iOS gets a hot app, and Android users wonder when or if they will ever get the same?
Also, how do we get a situation where users can choose Apple as the intermediary where they wish, versus a scenario where we say "Isn't this your fault that you voluntarily accepted all of Walmart's demands?"
I’m glad iPhone gives me that option.
They play judge, jury and executioner, while hiding their internal discussions, goals and actions in secrecy.
A democratic and free state would be wise not allow a competing for profit government. It shouldn't share the right to regulate a market with other entities anymore than they should share the monopoly of violence.
I understand you are likely living in a country with a subpar government, but your mentality is short sighted and inconsistent.
If you like regulated markets so much why don't like you want the democratically elected government to regulate a market?
And if you like free markets so much why are you using an iPhone? And why don't you want the government to protect that free market from anti competitive undermining?
Companies shouldn't be allowed to regulate a market as they see fit, anymore than that a property owner can administer Sharia law.
Nobody is an island. All our actions affect others. The fact that your personal wellbeing or displeasure is the first thing that comes to your mind speaks to the quality of your character.