> It's truly a shame how so many on HN are anti-innovation, especially when there isn't even a hint of anti-competitiveness by apple. I mean Apple does not even have a majority market monopoly in Europe.
It's also truly a shame to read that enforcement of rules is put under the umbrella of "anti-innovation". As if innovation should be pursued by whatever means necessary, in a weird neo-Machiavellian way of "the ends justify the means".
There are rules, a case was brought to be judged based on these rules and the company infringed on them. We shouldn't let innovation trump every other aspect of society, I surely do not want to live in a place where companies can do whatever they want in name of "innovation". Look at how the US turned out, basically being ruled by corporations who defy whatever rule is placed upon them to tame the beast.
Rent-seeking on the App Store is not an innovation, it's feudalism, Apple owns the only place possible to submit an application for all non-jailbroken iOS users, with the control of digital land it enforces a 30% rent on subscriptions sold through these apps, what is the innovation here? At the same time they can offer Apple Music without charging themselves a 30% that goes to a competitor.
I'm tired of this thought-terminating cliche about innovation, companies shouldn't accrue more power than what they already have, which they gained a lot more since the 80s, and that is already unhealthy to societies.
It's also truly a shame to read that enforcement of rules is put under the umbrella of "anti-innovation". As if innovation should be pursued by whatever means necessary, in a weird neo-Machiavellian way of "the ends justify the means".
There are rules, a case was brought to be judged based on these rules and the company infringed on them. We shouldn't let innovation trump every other aspect of society, I surely do not want to live in a place where companies can do whatever they want in name of "innovation". Look at how the US turned out, basically being ruled by corporations who defy whatever rule is placed upon them to tame the beast.
Rent-seeking on the App Store is not an innovation, it's feudalism, Apple owns the only place possible to submit an application for all non-jailbroken iOS users, with the control of digital land it enforces a 30% rent on subscriptions sold through these apps, what is the innovation here? At the same time they can offer Apple Music without charging themselves a 30% that goes to a competitor.
I'm tired of this thought-terminating cliche about innovation, companies shouldn't accrue more power than what they already have, which they gained a lot more since the 80s, and that is already unhealthy to societies.