While I agree that Apple's moves potentially benefit the user (in terms of convenience), it won't benefit them if content providers pick up their stakes and leave altogether, or say "just use the website then" and provide rich clients only for other platforms. If that happens, then hopefully Apple will back down, as Casper notes they've done before after overreaching.
IMHO, what Apple is doing is rent-seeking, pure and simple: http://www.subfurther.com/blog/2011/02/01/in-app-purchase-and-rent-seeking/ And it's horrible and obnoxious and I hope it fails, especially since I've worked with the subscription API and consider it broken. --Chris On Feb 16, 1:31 am, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: > The culture at Apple, and with people who like the company and the products > it creates, is that there is no limit to what you can do as long as it > benefits the user. If it means charging more or imposing very strict or > overly vague rules, it's okay as long as you can justify this with a better > user experience. > > These new resolutions are no exception and they fall right in line with this > ideology. > > -- > Cédric > > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Robert Casto <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Because it appears they are just trying to dig into people's pockets even > > deeper. People don't see a reason behind it. Here is a company incredibly > > profitable, loaded with cash, and they go off and make even more rules that > > force people to give them even more money. It makes people think of them as > > money grubbers instead of fantastic technologists who can create some > > exciting and reliable gadgets. > > > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:53 PM, work only <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Why do people get SO upset when it comes to businesses, especially > >> when its doing well (Apple App Store). > > >> Private business (any shop retail or not) - don't have to let anyone > >> in the store, very funny that people think they have a god given right > >> to to buy from any business. > > >> Yes it GOOD for business that people do and that the main goal... > > >> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Miroslav Pokorny > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > But restriction of trade is not. > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> Groups > >> > "The Java Posse" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > [email protected]. > >> > For more options, visit this group at > >> >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "The Java Posse" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > -- > > Robert Casto > >www.robertcasto.com > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > Cédric -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
