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Re:US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple s... by hyperbovine on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @09:03PM (#39022213)
> But seeing the hilariously absurd lengths that people will go to justify Apple's outrageous greed grows old.

Define greed. Seriously, I'm asking for an objective definition, not just ipse dixit.

They're charging what the market will bear for a _vastly_ better product (iOS vs. Android).

Re:US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple s... by lxgr on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @09:50PM (#39022624)
Assuming iOS is really vastly better than Android: Isn’t it curious that Google is charging exactly the same rate then?

It’s just not an apples to oranges comparison: One vendor is forcing use of their distribution services; the other just strongly nudges their customers to stay within their walled garden and not enable sideloading.

Re:US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple s... by makeitdouble on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @10:29PM (#39022900)
> They're charging what the market will bear for a _vastly_ better product (iOS vs. Android).

I wonder how you see Qualcomm, being the crushing leader of mobile modem chips.

Re:US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple s... by makeitdouble on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @10:25PM (#39022864)
You're in the "greed" range when you're sued internationaly over how you deal with money and lose in at least one court, at least once.

Apple is in good company in this category.