In order not to offend laws.
How come an effort to secure a system and protect the users is offending the laws? What laws? I think it's the other way around, it's defending the laws. Because every user has the right to be in secure and convenience ecosystem. It's a choice for us too.
Why are you so narrow minded?
What? I thought the one who never use Apple products nor get into Apple's walled garden ecosystem nor understand Apple's business model, yet accusing Apple with FUDs is the narrow minded one. I'm
not asking you or anyone in this group to use nor avoid Apple products. Just use whatever products you prefer, as long as the law allows it. I respect whatever systems/products everybody choose.
An end-user has the choice which system he wants to use, but a developer is bound to the system chosen by the end-users.
Exactly! Apple products is just one option over many others that any end users can choose. If you think Apple products suit you, then use it. If not, leave it. As simple as that.
And as a developer, we should respect any systems picked by our users, whether we like the system or not. If we really don't want to support the system, then simply don't make any apps for the system and ask the users to find other solutions for their system. It's a so simple logic. How can some people seem so hard to grasp it?
Just FYI, I don't like Windows. It's just my personal preference, for many subjective reasons. But I do make apps for Windows. In fact, most of my users are using Windows. So, I have to let my personal preference go away, because as a developer I have an obligation to serve my users whatever the system they're on.
The app-markets are obviously against market laws in europe. But there are several reasons why they still can do it.
If you really sure app store is against the law, then show them to the police and your government. If they don't listen to you and let a law-breaking system keeps running, then your government is also part of the problem. Have you done that?
1. They are an american company.
Then your police and government are weak against american. Apple/Google isn't even a state company.
2. There are the security aspects
So the security aspect is against the law?
3. The market thing was fading in, in the beginning it was just small enough so that it wasn't neccessary to be controlled
It has been in control since the beginning, by the author of each system. Play Store is controlled by Google, App Store is controlled by Apple, etc. And each of the authors are controlled by the government and the laws.
4. They have a huge crowd of supporters. Take away Apple/Google and there will be a bloody revolution.
What? So, now people love and obey Apple/Google more than their own laws and government? Is it now Apple/Google above the law? Wow?!