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Re:Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless they give ... by manigandham on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @07:26PM (#27454720)
Yes. And? Microsoft does that for Windows, and you know Apple already does it for MacOS right?

Anyone who wants to list on the App Store can could still continue doing so and pay directly. The fees right now don't make sense anyway as many apps are free while others have to pay a cut for services that Apple has nothing to do with.

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Re:Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless they give ... by chrisseaton on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @07:32PM (#27454789)
> and you know Apple already does it for MacOS right?

Possibly that experience led them to not do it when they had the clean slate of iOS.

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Re:Apple is threatening to remove Fanhouse unless they give ... by manigandham on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @11:10PM (#27456272)
Yet MacOS is doing fine, even after introducing its own App Store. And the iPhone originally started with no apps and added them as user interest grew. Apple knows people would like this, and they have the resources to easily make it happen.

The primary reason, as clearly shown by the way fees are currently levied, is purely for profit.

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