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Re:Apple complies with Dutch ruling, lets dating apps use ot... by smoldesu on Saturday January 15, 2022 @12:57PM (#29948581)
Which part? I think retroactively billing people for arbitrary values like "30%" is dumb, since it doesn't actually address the issues people have. I wouldn't be mad if Apple passed me an itemized bill for my hosting costs and whatnot, but without that kind of transparency it still feels like I'm being scammed.
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Re:Apple complies with Dutch ruling, lets dating apps use ot... by gruez on Saturday January 15, 2022 @01:14PM (#29948737)
>I think retroactively billing people for arbitrary values like "30%" is dumb [...]

>[...] without that kind of transparency it still feels like I'm being scammed

It's not arbitrary because it was part of the developer agreement you signed.

>since it doesn't actually address the issues people have

Must all regulator action "actually address the issues people have"? Regulators/courts are limited in what they can do, so it's not surprising that the ruling isn't some sort of decisive victory for independent software companies.

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Re:Apple complies with Dutch ruling, lets dating apps use ot... by smoldesu on Saturday January 15, 2022 @04:36PM (#29950541)
> It's not arbitrary because it was part of the developer agreement you signed.

The value is arbitrary, not the fee.

> Must all regulator action "actually address the issues people have"?

Not necessarily, I'd think "address the issues people have" is a good place to start when you're regulating American corporate policy in a modern democracy.

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