News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on App stores, trust and anti-trust. Parent comment

Re:App stores, trust and anti-trust by sa46 on Thursday August 20, 2020 @03:43PM (#24227865)
Presumably:

> This second one is instructive: the EU is taking the view that Apple has a monopoly of payment on the iPhone. Market definition is everything. I-am-not-a-lawyer, but I don’t see how Apple can win on Spotify (or Kindle), and I don’t think it should.

And the final sentence:

> Apple finally won the argument with users’ wallets, and that means it’s not niche anymore - Apple has become the navy, and different rules apply.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:App stores, trust and anti-trust by tempsy on Thursday August 20, 2020 @03:56PM (#24228034)
that doesn’t read “needs to be dismantled” at all
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:App stores, trust and anti-trust by scarface74 on Thursday August 20, 2020 @04:49PM (#24228767)
Can I put music on Spotify without them getting a cut?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:App stores, trust and anti-trust by wayneftw on Thursday August 20, 2020 @06:37PM (#24229835)
Yes, you can import any mp3 that you want into your Spotify playlists.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:App stores, trust and anti-trust by mcphage on Friday August 21, 2020 @04:04PM (#24238378)
That's not what "putting music on Spotify" means.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:App stores, trust and anti-trust by wayneftw on Monday August 24, 2020 @06:57PM (#24266452)
That’s how I do it.
[ Parent | on HN ]