The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct to investigate Apple
Apple had the opportunity to lean on the web and elected not to.<p>With appropriate APIs, web apps can reach into devices and leverage GPU and CPU compute, multiple threads, microphone, camera, on-device storage, and more.<p>HTML and canvas don&#x27;t have to be the only UI primitives available.<p>Both Google and Apple should be <i>forced</i> to fund the W3C and&#x2F;or Mozilla in leading development of a cross-platform native experience. Other companies such as Microsoft and Amazon should join as stakeholders.<p>Yes, they should be forced to do it.<p><i>Edit:</i> Downvotes already? What&#x27;s wrong with wanting an open platform? Why do we have to expend effort developing for three different tech stacks (Android, iOS, web) when one is superior and wastes less human capital?<p><i>Edit 2:</i> Wow, y&#x27;all really don&#x27;t like this. My other suggestion is that we break up Apple and Google into separate companies so they&#x27;re divested of their app marketplace from their hardware ecosystem&#x2F;ad tech funnels. I think letting them work together on an open platform is less destructive and puts the world in a better place, but honestly if they can&#x27;t do this then they should be broken up.<p>My representative, Lucy McBath, did a great job grilling the tech execs this week, and I continue to support her in breaking apart these unfair monopolies.<p><i>Edit 3:</i> If you believe Apple is entitled to reap 30% from controlled access to their generic compute device, then you also should favor cable and internet service providers charging whatever they want for access to their pipes. It&#x27;s the same thing. How many of you want Comcast to be able to charge you for your Netflix usage?