EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after Spotify complaint

Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by thaumasiotes on Friday April 30, 2021 @01:57PM (#26996940)

> (or would massively hike the fees for cheap sales)

I've come to the viewpoint that this would be a good thing. I think we've moved too far in the direction of never paying for anything with cash.

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by xxs on Friday April 30, 2021 @04:29PM (#26998879)

Most of North Europe is quite cashless, and it's perceived an improvement.

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by adwn on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:16PM (#26997209)

And why would that be?

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by thaumasiotes on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:23PM (#26997304)

Paying for things using a payment card creates records associated with you and requires the permission of third parties.

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by adwn on Saturday May 01, 2021 @03:13AM (#27004056)

I understand why you don't want to use credit cards too often, but you wrote "we've moved too far [...]". Why do you care whether other people use credit cards?

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by heavyset_go on Friday April 30, 2021 @04:47PM (#26999095)

My bank or creditors don't need to know where I'm shopping or what I'm buying, and they certainly don't need to be selling that information to the highest bidders.

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