It stands to reason that if this were really important and was going to cost Apple significant market share they would revisit their approval policies. I imagine Apple thinks it's policies on net improve their profits so that's why those policies exist.
Apple rejecting certain apps and people on HN flipping out about it isn't new. It's been happening for years. The iOS App Store is still killing it despite a lower installed base then Android.
I agree Android will eventually win on market share but the reasons will be because Apple insists on a high margin and few form factors. Long term that cedes a large part of the market.
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In the long run I think iOS's more locked down console model is going to hand the market to Android.
It stands to reason that if this were really important and was going to cost Apple significant market share they would revisit their approval policies. I imagine Apple thinks it's policies on net improve their profits so that's why those policies exist.
Apple rejecting certain apps and people on HN flipping out about it isn't new. It's been happening for years. The iOS App Store is still killing it despite a lower installed base then Android.
I agree Android will eventually win on market share but the reasons will be because Apple insists on a high margin and few form factors. Long term that cedes a large part of the market.
Is going to? Try "already did".
Price and variety. That’s the reason why more Android than iOS devices are selling.
Most certainly not Apple’s App Store policies.