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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by Clewza313 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @11:00AM (#27255420)
Apple already charges developers for the privilege of developing on/for its platform.

And notably, Android seems to do fine both a) letting devs use the Android ecosystem for free, and b) allowing sideloading apps outside the Play Store.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by iosjunkie on Sunday May 23, 2021 @12:03PM (#27256013)
The argument goes that then the consumer pays with their privacy. Ie Google foots the R&D bill to get the end user data and to keep users in the Google ecosystem.
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