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Re:Apple to allow outside app stores in overhaul spurred by ... by jsnell on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @03:10PM (#33974995)
> Anyone... please tell me how this actually benefits ME as a consumer and not developers?

Not all laws exist to benefit you personally. It's a benefit to society to avoid a world where Apple will collect a 30% rent on all economic activity, kill of competition at a whim, and in general decide which products and product categories live and die.

Re:Apple to allow outside app stores in overhaul spurred by ... by sdfhbdf on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @05:09PM (#33976714)
> Apple will collect a 30% rent on all economic activity

I understand that it might be a intentional hyperbole but Apple very clearly and universally charges the comission (which is 15% if rev under < $1M) on digital good purchases. They have not planned to charge for bank transfers as some commenters in the NFT case of Coinbase fearmongered or physical goods. It's only a fee on things that App Store and Apple clearly enabled you to deliver to people with their system - digital goods.

Re:Apple to allow outside app stores in overhaul spurred by ... by Tepix on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @03:57PM (#33975672)
Right. If Apple had asked for 3% to begin with noone would be complaining.