Your sarcasm is noted, but again, incorrect. I've called for posters multiple times to say what that that poster said.
Sure you did. When I noted a poster was being honest, you said "Well he was, but you're not."
Maybe you forgot your original point. You were talking about SLA's and how nobody reads them. Which has nothing to do with developer agreements that are read and commonly understood.
I already did it.
Because the definition that you linked to has many more components than market share. Which is obvious when you consider the 99% vs 1% scenario that I keep repeating and you keep dismissing.
We've had the same conversation across multiple threads. No need to go in circles.
Having bought many pcs and Macs, you're wrong. You can buy a computer from a box brand with or without the OS. If you purchase it with, then you pay the cost of the OS on top. It's a separate charge. You cannot purchase an Apple computer or device without an OS. You also do not purchase the OS or a license of it. Not since, I believe, OSX Tiger. Since whichever it was, you no longer purchase a license for macOS and you no longer own it in any fashion. There is no charge for it, hence the free downloads and upgrades. And again, you need to consult your contract and TOS if you don't believe me.
Which is? Monopoly, duopoly, etc have hard definitions. "Dominant" does not.
It quite literally is the deciding factor as auto manufacturers are the only ones who have MSRP laws. Why? Because they have dealers they contract with to sell their vehicles and they got in legal trouble for, as you put it, price fixing. They were marking up prices via dealerships and getting the kickback. So the MSRP came around to show what the cost of the vehicle off the line was plus what the dealership is marking it up to. Which still isn't what you pay but that's not the argument, but a gripe.
In a contracted retailer situation that is exactly the case. Apple does not dictate how much an app is sold for. Walmart does not dictate how much a bag of Fritos is sold for. They have a contract with the app dev or Frito Lay to take a percentage cut of sales or a monthly contracted amount for shelf space that does not affect the pricing of the product. Same goes with Amazon as a retailer. They do not and cannot set the price for your product. They can only take a percentage of sales. Having sold many items in person, on Amazon, via Apple App store in the form of books and apps, you are factually incorrect in stating that stores set pricing and can change it arbitrarily.
I didn't misquote him. I obviously paraphrased him being that I didn't use his words. The quotation marks were simply meant to indicate dialogue.
Do I owe you respect? Isn't respect earned by making a good point? I didn't reference war by accident. Literally all wars are about trading rights. The whole Ukraine War, Annexation of Crimea, Euromaidan conflict started with President Viktor Yanukovych's refusal to sign an EU association agreement.
On this forum, yes, per the forum rules.
Show respect for your fellow posters. Expect and accept that other users may have strongly held opinions that differ from yours.
Of course! I even pointed out how refreshingly honest your posts are, even though I disagree with many of your points.
I did not mean to imply that you had broken any rules. I was just answering your question.
I've already explained multiple times why a market share only definition was insufficient. I don't think this conversation can move forward if you are going to continue to ignore what I say. Thanks for taking the time to discuss!
Really? Where's the evidence? If someone sticks to the Mac App Store for all apps, where's the increased security risk? And where's the evidence that shows someone installing malware on his or her Mac having a negative impact on my Mac?
There is no way for them to sell IAP and not pay Sony (or Nintendo. Or Microsoft) 30% of the take.
Yes, but it could be free only for personal use and if the developer wants to use it commercially, they would have to pay an additional fee which is waived when publishing exclusively to iOS App Store and nothing else.
But it's not the end of the story. It would be Apple allowing sideloading that punches a hole in the wall. There would have to be two versions of iOS to maintain the wall for those happy with the current status. (Me included) I don't see Apple doing that willingly.
Common sense. Being able to install malware is less secure than not being able to install malware.
1. All app aren't available on the Mac App Store.
Keep shifting those goalposts. I never claimed anything of the sort. Though, of course, malware on the Mac of someone I know could steal my contact details and any other personal information about me that they have.
Again, read your contract and TOS. You'll get a great surprise.
The terms have hard definitions, the wrangling happens when trying to decide if an entity fits those definitions. "Dominant gatekeeper" does not have a hard definition and is up to the legislating body to decide what it means. Which is in itself a form of dominant gatekeeping.
No, MSRP only pertains to automobiles. In fact it was one of my State Senators that chaired the subcommittee that birthed the Monroney sticker that shows the MSRP.
Ok dude, you win. You obviously can't read or you'd have already read the contract and TOS and found out you were flat wrong.
