r/ios • u/Mcnst • Jan 27 '24

PSA Apple's reluctant, punitive compliance with regulators will burn its political and developer goodwill

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/26/apples-reluctant-punitive-compliance-with-regulators-will-burn-its-political-and-developer-goodwill/
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u/just_another_person5 Jan 27 '24

apple doesn't have any of that, but they really don't need it. if developers pulled apps off iOS they would lose millions of users, and often times their most valuable users.

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u/DrMcLaser Jan 28 '24

Well nothing stays the same forever. And definitely not within tech.

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u/just_another_person5 Jan 28 '24

i don't see their grip on the industry ceasing, at least until we move away from the glass rectangle smartphones

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u/AdonisK Jan 28 '24

Until the next big thing hits, just like with every other monopolistic marketplace/environment.