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Re:Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless they give ... by smnrchrds on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @04:35PM (#27452865)
They did not just draw a line; they gerrymandered a line so Netflix would not leave App Store and Apple would not lose its income from smaller players while pretending it is a fair line in the sand. Even Marco Arment has commented on the ridiculousness of the complexity of the line. I highly recommend reading the link below.

https://marco.org/2020/09/11/app-review-changes

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Re:Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless they give ... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @05:06PM (#27453230)
Oh, I did not know all of that. I would agree those policies are ridiculous.
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Re:Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless they give ... by AlexandrB on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @05:17PM (#27453336)
That post is from Sept. 2020, but Netflix (and Audible, Comixology + others) have been dodging the 30% cut for years simply by not allowing you to pay within the app. I'm not sure Apple had Netflix in mind with this change.
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Re:Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless they give ... by smnrchrds on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @05:23PM (#27453410)
See my other comment here about Netflix:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27453395

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