Originally Posted by
kidspud:
“I am truly interested by what multiple stores give you (I've only used the play store). Are there apps which are exclusive to a single store? If so, that sounds the very opposite of choice
”
The main thing is you're not limited by what Apple or Google deem acceptable. Apple, as we know, have a long list of stuff they don't allow, ranging from stuff that duplicates existing functionality (though this one has fallen by the wayside), to apps that violate their payment rules by not giving them a large cut of any in-app purchases, to anything they deem 'adult' content. (And they deemed the 500px app too explicit to hold in their store)
http://www.petapixel.com/2013/01/22/...rtistic-nudes/
Meanwhile on the Google side, they have for instance a 'no gambling' rule for their apps.
So for example, Betfair, have to host their own app manually.
http://www.betfair.com/onmobile/android-qr.html
Google's rules:
http://support.google.com/googleplay...r/188189?hl=en
Apple's rules:
http://stadium.weblogsinc.com/engadg...guidelines.pdf
Then of course their's the competition element. Having only a single store for apps, or music does nothing for prices. Amazon's app store regularly offers good discounts (or paid apps for free) so that benefits users too.
Originally Posted by tdenson:
“However, I would be prepared to bet that if you took a 100 random people (who were not prejudiced one way or the other) that at least 90 of them would choose the iPad (this also assuming that you remove the Apple logo). This is of course my opinion and I know you will vehemently disagree.”
And not borne out by sales either. Been a long time since Apple has had 90% of the tablet market share, very unlikely they ever will again.