Ask HN: What are your concerns about Apple's app distribution exclusivity?

1 points by alwaysLrng27 5 years ago · 1 comment · 1 min read

I’m a design postgraduate student writing a paper about Apple’s exclusive control over app distribution for iOS devices and it’s effects for app development projects (from the designer and developer perspective, and also business standpoint).

I've done a previous research and identified the following main topics:

  - Monopoly arguments (by developers)
  - Antitrust Lawsuits (in the U.S. and Europe)
  - Abusive or Problematic App Store review process (and rejections)
  - In-App purchase policy (and it's controversies)
  - "Sherlocking" (by Apple)
  - User Safety & Privacy allegations (to justify Apple's walled garden)
  - "If you want third party stores, don't buy an iPhone. You can always choose Android..." premisse

Thanks in advance!