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Re:Dutch watchdog finds Apple App Store payment rules anti-c... by criddell on Thursday October 07, 2021 @12:34PM (#28788650)
Google does this too. As I understand it, their choice is to remove the app or stop selling devices, software, and services in those countries. This is definitely something that tech companies could do better at. I wish they would choose the latter option just once.
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Re:Dutch watchdog finds Apple App Store payment rules anti-c... by Andrew_nenakhov on Thursday October 07, 2021 @02:24PM (#28790260)
At the present moment, I can easily sideload any app on Android, I can even install a third-party appstore like F-droid (this freedom can be taken away by Google in three future, but still far it is available).

Nothing even remotely similar is possible on non-jailbroken iPhone.

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Re:Dutch watchdog finds Apple App Store payment rules anti-c... by howinteresting on Thursday October 07, 2021 @02:25PM (#28790268)
But even if Google removes it, you can just install the app on Android anyway.
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