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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by dclowd9901 on Saturday August 29, 2020 @03:13AM (#24314312)
What a silly question. You accept limitations on how plumbing, electrical and other matters operate because there is code. You accept limitations because sometimes the environment is a bit of a Wild West, and it’s nice to have someone making sure the software I’m running on the most important device in my life isn’t malicious.
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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by eps on Saturday August 29, 2020 @03:34AM (#24314405)
Bad example. Codes mandate how things should be done, not by whom.
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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by sfshaw on Saturday August 29, 2020 @01:02PM (#24317533)
If Apple currently sells you a house and you aren't permitted to put non-Apple electrical or furniture in, building codes are the framework by which third parties could be permitted to do so. We're already in the locked down house. Building codes are exactly what we need.
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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account by wcarey on Saturday August 29, 2020 @01:42PM (#24317886)
What would that look like? How could Apple ensure that subscriptions made through a third party payment processor are cancelable without dark patterns?
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