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Re:Apple is top funder of lobby group that says it represent... by smoldesu on Monday September 19, 2022 @07:47PM (#32905710)
My comment doesn't detract from that demand. What I'm pointing out is that Apple will suffer from this at a much larger scale, therefore it makes sense that they will fight tooth-and-nail to stop it.

The 'platform fee' shpiel is a distraction from the real problem: iOS must allow alternative storefronts if it wants to survive long-term antitrust scrutiny. There is no other logical outcome.

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Re:Apple is top funder of lobby group that says it represent... by musicale on Monday September 19, 2022 @07:50PM (#32905742)
That may indeed be true. However, the core dispute over App Store fees will likely remain, irrespective of additional app stores or sideloading, just as it has on Google Play.

Solving the single app store antitrust issue doesn't solve the platform fee dispute.

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Re:Apple is top funder of lobby group that says it represent... by smoldesu on Monday September 19, 2022 @08:01PM (#32905827)
Do you truly think antitrust scrutiny will stop if Apple lowers their rates again? I don't think that's all developers hate about the App Store...
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Re:Apple is top funder of lobby group that says it represent... by chii on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @03:16AM (#32908664)
it does, because those who don't want to pay the platform fee would move off to the other store-front (and not use any services provided by the apple appstore).
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