Man I agree with MS heere... that last tweet is what we are talking here for years.
Edit - Let's share the tweet.
Perfection.
Windows was created in a Open Platform so it should continue well following the rules of that Open Platform... the fact the same Windows in the ARM platform is a closed system tells you a lot.
Closed Platforms should not act like Open Platforms... ever... Closed Platforms has a owner and that owner do what he things better for it business and consumers... if you don't like it just don't buy it... you have others Closed Platforms or Open Platforms that probably can make you happy.
Man you still don't get it. You are simply wrong dude.
Yeah iOS started out "closed" but thats simply because of the nature of how tiny the market was. There are two key things here. There was no way to "close" Windows or Mac like iOS and Android on their inception. They
wanted people working on software for their hardware and distributing them on discs, and in stores etc etc. It was only the advent of the internet that allowed Apple to do what it has obviously.
Apple makes a MASSIVE profit on each phone. The phone sustains itself, much like ... Windows licensing! And Mac computers!
The second aspect is "The windows world [has] lots of scenarios that people use these devices for."
Sorta like ... iOS and Android.
Again, this point is being made over and over. Too many businesses now depend on software distribution on mobile devices for their very survival. You are letting Apple and Google skim 30%(!) off the top for doing absolutely nothing other than providing a download link, and on top of that able to decide if those companies software has a right to even exist. Absurd!
That is the point. iOS has
changed from a tiny player in a luxury market to a daily necessity (along with Android) that is literally crucial to the fabric of our global economy. And Apple should have control of ALL software that is allowed to exist? You're completely insane if you believe that. I don't get why you are so pro Apple on this one. The biggest corporation on the planet, with the ability to destroy thousands of businesses on a whim. That's your stance?
Edit: I can see you "laughed" at this Ethomaz, but I suggest you bring some actual substance to this instead of repeating the word "closed" over and over. That the very issue. Using the complaint as a defense is incredibly stupid. Apparently you think Apple should have total control over a giant portion of all consumer focused software and that Apple has a right to 30% of all businesses revenue. That's brilliant stuff guy.