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Re:Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment ... by colinmhayes on Friday February 04, 2022 @07:09PM (#30215406)
Unfortunately iOS and Android have incredible lock in in addition to more than a decade head start. Just like Oracle is able to continue making $40 billion a year even though their product is ass.
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Re:Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment ... by thegrimmest on Friday February 04, 2022 @07:17PM (#30215499)
That can be rephrased as "Oracle is continuing to see a return on its investment and innovation in RDBMS from the 80's into the 2000s". Why is this a bad thing?
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Re:Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment ... by paulryanrogers on Friday February 04, 2022 @08:35PM (#30216132)
Cashing in on regulatory capture, punitive licensing, and momentum from their now largely discontinued R&D.
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Re:Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment ... by colinmhayes on Friday February 04, 2022 @07:31PM (#30215649)
Because their product sucks?
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