Mark Zuckerberg says Apple's App Store policies are 'problematic'

in #technology2 years ago


Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk agree on one thing - Apple's App Store policies are not fair. The Meta CEO has always been a staunch critic of Apple and its policies. During an interview at The New York Times' DealBook Summit, Zuckerberg said that Apple's policies are not sustainable. Recently, Twitter CEO Musk too fired shots at Apple's App Store policies.
The Meta-Apple rivalry has been brewing for a while. Meta has been the biggest casualty of Apple's new privacy policy, and Zuckerberg has never shied away from voicing his anger at that.
Neither Zuckerberg nor Meta has been able to tackle Apple's offensive. Apple, on the other hand, has been continuing to exert its control over the app ecosystem unchallenged.
Zuckerberg had harsh words for Apple. He said, "Apple has sort of singled themselves out as the only company that is trying to control unilaterally what apps get on a device. "
He called the tech giant's practice unsustainable. "I do think it is problematic for one company to be able to control what kind of app experiences get on the device," he added.
Zuckerberg drew comparisons between Apple and Google. He said that Apple is the only company that decides what apps can be installed on a device.
He said that Android users don't have to rely just on the Play Store to download apps. "They've always made it so you can sideload and have other app stores and work directly with phone manufacturers," he added.