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A comment on Apple, Hey, and the Path Forward. Parent comment

Re:Apple, Hey, and the Path Forward by benhurmarcel on Monday June 22, 2020 @01:29PM (#23603003)
> I don’t want to give developers my billing info. […] I don’t want to download apps that literally do nothing except kick me out to a website for a billing transaction

I agree. But I'm not ready to pay $142/year instead of $99 for that convenience.

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Re:Apple, Hey, and the Path Forward by aabbcc1241 on Monday June 22, 2020 @01:47PM (#23603268)
And it should be chosen by the user, not enforced by the gatekeeper
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Re:Apple, Hey, and the Path Forward by benhurmarcel on Monday June 22, 2020 @01:53PM (#23603358)
Exactly. Which is why I think it's fine to force apps to propose an IAP, but they should be able to inform the user that there's another option (for another price eventually).
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