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Re:Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's memb... by beambot on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @06:55PM (#29914629)
Payment processing trivially invalidates your premise: I can walk into a Ford dealership and buy any vehicle using any source of cash-like funds I'd like -- I don't have to use Ford's preferred lender.
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Re:Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's memb... by yakz on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @07:34PM (#29915134)
Is that true? They aren’t required to sell you a car. I think they could require you to use their preferred lender as a condition of selling the car to you.
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