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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by cblconfederate on Friday April 30, 2021 @08:26AM (#26992506)
Apple doesnt need to charge any fee (like how macs and pcs never charged a fee to install apps), they get enough benefits from the millions of apps that enrich their platforms, that they otherwise wouldn't ever build themselves.

This whole perverse 'ecosystem' exists because of the skewed oligopoly dynamics of mobile phones.

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by gcthomas on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:34AM (#26993248)
Exactly this ^^^^.

This would not be permitted on other platforms, but mobile devices seem to have a new level of monopoly.

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