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0 pointscorobo5y ago0 comments

Access to 20 billion unjailbroken iPhones

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Apparently AT&T Mobility gives access to 144 million subscribers. I think this is an incredible value proposition that AT&T is offering to Netflix, HBO and the likes.

For reasons unknown, Netflix apparently hates this incredible offer.

https://www.attpublicpolicy.com/broadband/who-should-pay-for...

gokhan5y ago

A competing app store, if allowed, would do equally well

horsawlarway5y ago

Yes, list more abuse as a reason to justify this particular abuse.

coroboOP5y ago

I try to interpret peoples' statements in the best possible light, you appear to do the opposite. I've justified nothing.

kjakm5y ago

Take away those apps and those iPhone's become useless bricks. Apps + developers add huge value to the platform.

threeseed5y ago

I think you are vastly overstating the importance of apps.

Apple could easily remove the App Store tomorrow, sign deals with a dozen or so companies e.g. Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, Snap, Google, Microsoft etc and they would still sell devices.

mirchibajji5y ago

Isn't this part of the problem though? Apple _could_ remove the app store, and consumers would lose the apps that have existed so far, with no alternative.

kjakm5y ago

I think if you think back to 2007/8 and people had the choice of Android with millions of apps and a higher priced iOS ecosystem which only has some high profile apps so few people would choose iOS that it would quickly become a waste of money for FB/Twitter/MS to build their apps for it and it would die.

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kristianc5y ago

The parent complains that apps on phones are mostly useless Barcode Scanners and scam QR readers.

Apple could easily do away with third party apps and sign licensing deals with third parties, and they’d still be massively popular. Most people download the same apps, and then there is an enormous long tail with barely any downloads at all.

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Hamuko5y ago

Apparently AT&T Mobility gives access to 144 million subscribers. I think this is an incredible value proposition that AT&T is offering to Netflix, HBO and the likes.

For reasons unknown, Netflix apparently hates this incredible offer.

https://www.attpublicpolicy.com/broadband/who-should-pay-for...

gokhan5y ago

A competing app store, if allowed, would do equally well

horsawlarway5y ago

Yes, list more abuse as a reason to justify this particular abuse.

coroboOP5y ago

I try to interpret peoples' statements in the best possible light, you appear to do the opposite. I've justified nothing.

kjakm5y ago

Take away those apps and those iPhone's become useless bricks. Apps + developers add huge value to the platform.

threeseed5y ago

I think you are vastly overstating the importance of apps.

Apple could easily remove the App Store tomorrow, sign deals with a dozen or so companies e.g. Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, Snap, Google, Microsoft etc and they would still sell devices.

mirchibajji5y ago

Isn't this part of the problem though? Apple _could_ remove the app store, and consumers would lose the apps that have existed so far, with no alternative.

kjakm5y ago

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kristianc5y ago

The parent complains that apps on phones are mostly useless Barcode Scanners and scam QR readers.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse