Australia's competition watchdog said on Monday new competition laws were required in response to the rapid expansion of digital platforms such as Amazon , Apple , Google , Meta and Microsoft in the country.
  • DaytonaZ33@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    People don’t realize this. This is probably the end of any quality indie developer apps. Everything is going to be pirated/cracked just like on Android and soon devs will realize there is no money to be had in mobile development. Only the largest companies will continue to develop.

    I can’t remember what developer it was but it was for a popular paid iOS/Android game, they said that 95% of their installs on Android were pirated.

    EDIT: it was monument valley https://twitter.com/ustwogames/status/552136427904184320

    • Direct_Card3980@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      People don’t realize this. This is probably the end of any quality indie developer apps.

      Maybe you haven’t been on the App Store lately, but it’s a wasteland of ad-supported shit and subscription garbage. It has been many years since we’ve been able to mock Android for their poor quality apps.

      Further, people can already easily pirate iOS apps on their iPhone. I don’t see this change moving the needle much.

    • DanTheMan827@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Pirated iOS apps are already a thing…

      Those who want to pirate will find a way, and the rest will either just pay for it, or not get it to begin with.

      The App Store and play store both need the option of demos… or at the option of the developer, time limited trials of the full app.