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Re:Apple Removes HKmap.live from the App Store by riffraff on Thursday October 10, 2019 @12:59PM (#21216781)
> The business model is outdated

And what is it's replacement? It seems in app purchases are what keeps up a large part of mobile apps.

iTunes changed the music business, but I have not noticed a similar change for mobile apps, web or not.

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Re:Apple Removes HKmap.live from the App Store by mehhh on Thursday October 10, 2019 @01:03PM (#21216836)
SaaS and Entertainment as a service are the replacements, hence Apple Music and their new streaming service. This is also why AT&T, Verizon, Sinclair and Comcast have spent the last half decade buying media companies.
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Re:Apple Removes HKmap.live from the App Store by thenewnewguy on Saturday October 12, 2019 @01:27AM (#21230877)
Why does there need to be a replacement? Apple already sells the hardware and their software (iOS and the preinstalled apps) and makes money off of that.

If I make my app available via my website as a PWA, and all the hosting costs are my own, and don't use any of the app store's services, why does Apple deserve a share of the in app (in PWA?) purchases?

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