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Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by mhh__ on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:20AM (#26167262)
What ecosystem - i.e. what ecosystem is there that isn't already paid for by the billions and billions Apple make every year?

Apple have hundreds of billions in cash do you actually believe they're going to put ads in their services?

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Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by dpkonofa on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:33AM (#26167443)
>Apple have hundreds of billions in cash do you actually believe they're going to put ads in their services?

That's irrelevant. The issue in question is one of principle, not whether or not someone is in a certain position at this moment in time and can or can't or will or won't do something. If Apple suddenly lost all of it's money, you'd then be ok with them putting ads into their services?

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Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by mhh__ on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:36AM (#26167498)
> if Apple suddenly lost all of it's money

Well no-one would be using it so I wouldn't care all that much - Apple losing all their money would basically require giving away iPhones for free with 0 revenue given apples financials.

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Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by dpkonofa on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @10:45AM (#26167633)
So then your argument is just anti-Apple and not actually based on any principles...
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Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by mhh__ on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @11:01AM (#26167876)
No I'm pointing out that your hypothetical is so far into the tails that it's pointless to consider specifically.
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