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Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by pwinnski on Friday October 09, 2020 @03:13PM (#24733349)
Yeah, Apple's practices are far from ideal, your insults aside, but I'm not sure how much of that is relevant here. On this thread at least, nobody seems to have mentioned percentages but you.
Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by simion314 on Friday October 09, 2020 @03:45PM (#24733679)
This is false, at the moment I wrote this comment the "Apple tax" was mentioned a lot. IMO the fact that is 3%, 30% or 99% is irrelevant . What is important is that Apple uses it's dominance to remove choice from users.

I am sorry if fanboy will hurt someone feeling, but if for example: Google (or Apple) would have a new rule that if you want your website to be opened in Chrome(or Safari) and not marked as malware you have to include Google Pay(or Apple Pay) and remove the Visa/PayPal and all the other payment options and some person would say "this is exactly what we wanted, no more choices - force everyone to a Google(or Apple ) tax , this choices are overwhelming my poor brain then tell me the correct adjective to describe this person that thinks removing choice and forcing the big coorporation way is the best thing.

Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by tommyage on Friday October 09, 2020 @08:08PM (#24735660)
This is the reason free software is important. Imagine json beeing licensed to pay per file. I do also expect Mirosft to take the word ```open source``` down, because it will strengthen them- but cuts outliners. Gates was great.
Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by fakedang on Friday October 09, 2020 @04:11PM (#24733916)
I don't see how any of that is not relevant here.