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It is the same with Playstation and Xbox. No difference.

And if you actually read what I wrote it was for Gaming. And Gaming only. And Gaming company will no longer develop for their platform.

>Stop being this naive.

Very Rude. But you are perfectly entitle to your opinion.

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The major difference is that almost no one buys a playstation and xbox for their built in capabilities - the games are the major reason people want these devices. Yes, people stream netflix on them, but usually because it is convenient with their AV install, not because it is some major differentiator that other devices don't have. Whereas with smart phones, it is reasonable and common to never touch the app store. Or at least never touch non-free apps from the app store.

There was a point where people bought a PlayStation... something, because it was the best Blu-ray player. The line you’re drawing is arbitrary

I'm not drawing any kind of line - I'm explaining why Microsoft and Sony need to treat their game platform developers better than Apple/Google needs to treat their paid app developers.

That point in the past doesn't change the typical and current situation.

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