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Re:Apple’s ad network gets ‘preferential access to users’ da... by banachtarski on Monday August 10, 2020 @11:55AM (#24110628)
This is evidence of the reality distortion field.

It's like when they made the argument why Netflix/Spotify should pay them 30% of the proceeds of all sales because it's good for consumers and people actually bought it.

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Re:Apple’s ad network gets ‘preferential access to users’ da... by dwaite on Monday August 10, 2020 @04:54PM (#24113864)
Except that isn't how it works. Both Netflix and Spotify had app versions which support in-app purchase and only the sign-ups in-app resulted in Apple getting a cut.

The problem both of these companies had was that the option to sign up in-app and have Apple manage the subscription was more popular than they hoped.

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