This isnt a monopoly.
As someone who has never bought an Apple product, I can safely say their monopolistic practices don't affect me.
Stop buying Apple products. Its that simple.
As someone who has never bought an Apple product, I can safely say their monopolistic practices don't affect me.
Stop buying Apple products. Its that simple.
The only thing you can do is educate consumers on the evils of Apple and hope they make better decisions in the future.
That's similar to what happened to Windows Phone. They opened up development towards the end since they could no longer justify forcing developers to behave the way they wanted; they simply didn't have the market share to enforce it.
Is it the market size that keeps you in the iOS space? Are you on other platforms? What are the revenue/cost/effort ratios for each? Does it make sense to focus on non-iOS options?
It’s ok to not like Apple or any company that doesn’t match your values, but it’s important to argue using the right terms and definitions, otherwise you sell yourself and your argue short.
There are alternatives to offering an app for iOS. Web apps are an example. Releasing only for Android is also a valid choice.
I don’t like paying for using a toll road, but if I want the benefit of a nice road, and a shorter travel time, I have to pay. If these benefits aren’t worth the price, I can use an alternative.