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A comment on Apple to allow outside app stores in overhaul spurred by EU laws. Parent comment

Re:Apple to allow outside app stores in overhaul spurred by ... by smoldesu on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @06:29PM (#33977815)
Epic could already do that. So could Apple, for that matter - but neither of them do. Total whataboutism.
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Re:Apple to allow outside app stores in overhaul spurred by ... by wlesieutre on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @07:08PM (#33978178)
Epic currently can’t do that on iPhones in their apps because in-app subscriptions all use Apple’s subscriptions system and can be managed in one place

If you wanted to use an abusive subscription system currently you would have to do it outside the app via a web browser

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Re:Apple to allow outside app stores in overhaul spurred by ... by lern_too_spel on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @08:25PM (#33978813)
You would have to do it outside the US, which has many laws that regulate how you can offer subscriptions online. https://www.gunder.com/news/u-s-state-laws-impose-new-obliga...
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