Personally I'm in love with the fact that Apple found a business model selling privacy and safety, while I'm also torn on the idea that Apple has been using their weight to bludgeon the competition into giving up a massive share of revenue.
At the same time, the weighing of leverage is precisely how the market has and still works to this day. Thus if you send me out there to negotiate with Popeye's (which really wants you to create an account), or Walmart, Facebook, or even a small company making todo apps, I will simply not win, and neither will my family members. I love that cross-app tracking is now opt-in, because that's not something I'd ever imagine negotiating with any company, ever. I love the fact that all subscription-based services purchased through the iOS platform can be managed in a centralized place.
And I will of course resent in my tiny, futile, pathetic way, those voices which say "Well, you as a free agent made these concessions in the marketplace. Didn't you get what you deserve?"
Why can't there be a consumer choice to throw your weight behind a mega-giant who intercedes forcefully on your behalf, in a marketplace that is all about the weighing of leverage?
At the same time, the weighing of leverage is precisely how the market has and still works to this day. Thus if you send me out there to negotiate with Popeye's (which really wants you to create an account), or Walmart, Facebook, or even a small company making todo apps, I will simply not win, and neither will my family members. I love that cross-app tracking is now opt-in, because that's not something I'd ever imagine negotiating with any company, ever. I love the fact that all subscription-based services purchased through the iOS platform can be managed in a centralized place.
And I will of course resent in my tiny, futile, pathetic way, those voices which say "Well, you as a free agent made these concessions in the marketplace. Didn't you get what you deserve?"
Why can't there be a consumer choice to throw your weight behind a mega-giant who intercedes forcefully on your behalf, in a marketplace that is all about the weighing of leverage?