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Re:Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app store... by xazo on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @10:01PM (#30850723)
The other stores wouldn't be paying for the ongoing development and maintenance of the iOS, UIKit, OpenGL/Metal, etc. That stuff is NOT cheap to develop and maintain. The final app that you see is trivial compared to the mountain of libraries and frameworks that Apple provides.
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Re:Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app store... by justinclift on Sunday April 03, 2022 @01:58AM (#30894809)
> The other stores wouldn't be paying for the ongoing development and maintenance of the iOS, UIKit, OpenGL/Metal, etc.

Sure. And who cares? That has nothing at all to do with the App Store fees. :)

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Re:Apple forced to allow sideloading and 3rd-party app store... by LegitShady on Saturday April 02, 2022 @02:29PM (#30890475)
people who buy the phones pay for ongoing development and maintenance of ios and apple's software.
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