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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by samcat116 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:06PM (#24147029)
Amazon has a special exception for Prime video[0].

[0]: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21203294/amazon-prime-vide...

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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by Wowfunhappy on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:19PM (#24147189)
Right, and Epic doesn't. I think this hurts Apple's case if anything, because it means App Store rules do not apply equally!
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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by joezydeco on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:27PM (#24147331)
It was an exception granted to streaming video apps starting back in 2016. Amazon Prime is just the newest entry.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21203630/apple-amazon-prim...

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