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Re:Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following... by minsc__and__boo on Friday July 16, 2021 @07:11PM (#27862202)
It also raises the question, "Why can't there be substitute apps/services on the Apple App store?"

So what if Amazon can or even does do it? There should be multiple apps offering the same service available to Apple customers. This doesn't make sense.

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Re:Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following... by eagsalazar2 on Friday July 16, 2021 @07:14PM (#27862220)
That isn't their argument. They are arguing that any results that differ from their own ratings are false by definition because it is duplicative. If fakespot always gave the identical ratings, they'd have to make a different argument.
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Re:Apple removes ‘Fakespot’ app from iOS App Store following... by kevin_thibedeau on Friday July 16, 2021 @08:21PM (#27862621)
Amazon doesn't officially acknowledge that any specific product listings are fakes. An app that exposes the truth will naturally be different from what Amazon claims.
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