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Re:Court issues permanent injunction in Epic vs. Apple case by yyyk on Friday September 10, 2021 @03:07PM (#28485783)
Apple doesn't need to monopolize payment to centralize subscription cancellation. More importantly, Apple's fee structure prefers cheaper trashy apps over expansive to produce quality apps. I hope users will feel the difference with an overall better app selection.

Example: Apple takes a flat 30% fee while Stripe takes (IIRC) 0.3 + Y% (when Y much lower than 30). So a cheap app will pay the same or less with Apple, but an expensive one will lose a lot with Apple. I know not all expensive apps are quality ones, but at least this model will be economical now.

Re:Court issues permanent injunction in Epic vs. Apple case by paulmd on Friday September 10, 2021 @09:26PM (#28488670)
There is absolutely no causal mechanism where reducing fees by 5-10% will magically produce an improvement in app quality and variety.
Re:Court issues permanent injunction in Epic vs. Apple case by yyyk on Saturday September 11, 2021 @08:04AM (#28491272)
It's called 'incentives'. Not a difficult concept, admittedly a bit foreign to the centrally managed iOS ecosystem.