The rate is irrelevant to the question of Epic vs Apple. In their case, Apple had terms already in place which Epic agreed to in order to develop on their platform. Epic then decided to try to defy those same terms by challenging them in court. The judge pointed out that's not how T&Cs work.
If Microsoft introduces wiOS (Or OS W?) in which you can only run applications you install through an app store, then users and developers will decide whether that's an experience they want and if it is, then an ecosystem will develop around it just as happened with Apple. If not, it will just be an expensive lesson for Microsoft while everyone remains on their preferred OS.
If it turns out all major OSes lock their users into app stores and there remains a significant market for users who don't want that experience, the market will be primed for another OS competitor to take that share.
? huh? We’re literally talking about Microsoft here.
Of all people, Microsoft could do it. They have before. A Windows X with a appstore only would be a trivial variant for them.
Either way, it’s irrelevant to the parent comment: if you agree to the terms, they willfully defy them... well, you’re violating your commercial agreement.
What next, I sue amazon for discontinuing my AWS services when I start running spambots on it or some other willfull violation of their avceptable use policy [1]?
Microsoft windows on mobile failed. One of the biggest reason was lack of external services and apps. If Adobe stop working on MacBooks, they won't be lucrative to many people anymore. And Adobe won't build for an OS without users. It's the same problem as social media but worse.
Early market movers have an advantage and that will keep growing.
Another reason why many hospital systems, military, etc department pays microsoft to support XP. Those OS aren't "better". Most people using them won't choose them over windows 10 or Mac if given the option.
It failed because Microsoft gave up on it, while not having the patience (and money) they had with XBox.
Windows Phone was already reaching 10% mark when they gave up, and were the Android alternative to many Europeans.
The proof being that in what concerns tablets, most people around here not carrying iPads, are carrying 2-1 Windows laptops with detachable keyboards, not Android tablets.
Not saying you might not be right this time, but that was literally the view of the mobile phone market in 2007...
Ed Colligan, CEO of Palm: "We've learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone, PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They're not going to just walk in.”
There were mobile phones, the 'in between' BlackBerry, then smartphones.
Those were fundamental market disruptions and it doesn't happen very often.
Some markets do that every 'generation' (gaming consoles) but usually not.
Laptops may have presented such an opportunity, but they were slowly differentiated from the desktop.
So 'new markets happen' and during that time, yes, there's opportunity for new participants ...
But who 'won' the 'new smartphone wars'?
Apple and Google. Literally the two richest companies in tech. (Or close to).
That 'new market opportunity' was championed by none other than the giant gorillas of tech (and business) says something about the nature of power and competition.
If Microsoft introduces wiOS (Or OS W?) in which you can only run applications you install through an app store, then users and developers will decide whether that's an experience they want and if it is, then an ecosystem will develop around it just as happened with Apple. If not, it will just be an expensive lesson for Microsoft while everyone remains on their preferred OS.
If it turns out all major OSes lock their users into app stores and there remains a significant market for users who don't want that experience, the market will be primed for another OS competitor to take that share.