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Re:Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless they give ... by Aerroon on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:19PM (#27452632)
If a grocery store allows you to order groceries online, but they make it into an app instead of a website, will Apple take a 30% cut on the groceries too?
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Re:Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless they give ... by salamandersauce on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:24PM (#27452710)
Nope. Retail goods are excempt already and can use their own payment processors too. Big obvious example is the Amazon app where you can buy anything so long as it isn't digital content using Amazon's payment system.
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