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Yes, I understand that. But it’s €1.50. What’s that, half a coffee, and ten minutes spent getting AltStore installed. I genuinely can’t work out why people seem so angry about it.
Where are you seeing people getting angry about the price and not the principle?
I suppose I’m just wondering why people are so angry even about the principle. Ultimately, Riley wants AltStore to be a success and that’s his prerogative. Delta is his app to distribute how he sees fit, and just as soon as alternative app stores are available outside the EU, you can bet that Delta will disappear from the regular App Store. And that’s fine. He doesn’t owe us anything.
In this example, the principle at stake is such a negligible cost (to the individual user) that it just doesn’t seem worth getting irate over it.
I don't think people are losing their shit or anything. It's an annoyance that leaves a bad taste in some peoples mouth knowing that every other geolocation can just install it like any other app. That's a fair complaint.
People are angry about it because you've Americans having an app for free and Europeans getting charged a yearly fee for the same thing. This is not much about the value, it's about the principle and the gatekeeping.
This is the worst part of it all is the gatekeeping, why can't he just sell the App for 1.50€ on the EU App Stores then? Why would we have to install his AltStore and pay a recurring fee to cover the potential CTF fee? Why not let people get the App from the store they want to use instead of forcing one way or another?
If you read my other comment here and the Apple terms, you'll find out he's only subject to the CTF in the first place because he decided he wanted to launch the AltStore, otherwise he would be able to launch in Europe for free without any CTF costs.