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Re:You download the app and it doesn’t work by screwycaboose on Friday June 19, 2020 @07:24PM (#23579924)
Seems like a lot of these examples are intentionally ignoring the rules that allow them as exceptions just to build up a bigger strawman:

* Netflix: Reader app (reader is a special Apple exception for movies/tv, books, news... mass-market media)

* Github: Offers a free tier

* App store connect: I mean come on, it's an Apple dev tool

* Tesla: exception for physical goods

Basecamp/Hey knew this was going to happen. It's a wonderful marketing campaign for them.

Apple has zero incentive to change this. The buzz around it is niche and they'd lose countless dollars if they opened the door for exceptions. Basecamp knows this.

Also, where has Basecamp been for the decade prior? Funny how they're propping this as some rightgeous issue when it suddenly impacts their bottom line.

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Re:You download the app and it doesn’t work by dan-robertson on Friday June 19, 2020 @08:38PM (#23580426)
> Also, where has Basecamp been for the decade prior? Funny how they're propping this as some rightgeous issue when it suddenly impacts their bottom line.

I think they testified in the US Congress about Apple’s practices recently

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Re:You download the app and it doesn’t work by screwycaboose on Friday June 19, 2020 @08:57PM (#23580557)
Recently enough that they happened to be working on Hey at the same time.
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Re:You download the app and it doesn’t work by DangitBobby on Saturday June 20, 2020 @09:25AM (#23583795)
Your point being?
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Re:You download the app and it doesn’t work by zem on Monday June 22, 2020 @03:19PM (#23604824)
the best time to complain about apple was ten years ago. the second best time is now.
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