Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment systems in Netherlands

Re:Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment ... by pixl97 on Friday February 04, 2022 @05:50PM (#30214558)

There are two different things here.

First is the Apple Store, and you are correct you have no right to have your application on it.

Second is the hardware device I paid money for and exists in my pocket. There is no reasonable right that Apple says "Only we can put a program on it, and you will have no ability to run your own programs on it"

We live in a world where hardware makers of all kinds think we own them a permanent rent. It is a poor and expensive path to let them continue.

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Re:Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment ... by thegrimmest on Friday February 04, 2022 @06:07PM (#30214755)

You can indeed do whatever you want with your iPhone. You can throw it in a blender if it pleases you. That doesn't mean Apple is obligated to make it easy for you. Apple has sold you a device with a given hardware/software configuration, just like Samsung when they sell you a washing machine. If you don't like it, you don't have to buy it.

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Re:Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment ... by paulryanrogers on Friday February 04, 2022 @08:45PM (#30216194)

For right to repair reasons maybe you should have such a right over a washer or tractor or printer

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