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Re:Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment ... by threeseed on Friday February 04, 2022 @06:27PM (#30214985)
> Tying that choice to the choice of hardware and operating system is anti-competitive.

Except you've just invented that arbitrary distinction.

You can't seriously suggest that a Microwave, Treadmill, Car, Calculator, Thermometer etc would all need to invest the ridiculous amounts of time/money in supporting users wishing to install alternate operating systems.

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Re:Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment ... by paulryanrogers on Friday February 04, 2022 @08:32PM (#30216115)
One is not like the others. Modern mobile phones are pocket computers. And for some people the only device through which they can access more and more tools of modern life. Even the browser choice is severely limited.
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