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Re:US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple s... by dmitrygr on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @09:09PM (#39022275)
Does a gas station “get away” with charging for gas? They are selling a service and can charge anything they want for it. You are free not to use it, as is anyone else.
Re:US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple s... by lxgr on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @09:54PM (#39022644)
That would be true in a completely unregulated market only.

In many countries, antitrust regulators set some limits to how far companies can take their “take it or leave it” approach and in many cases require companies to provide a certain service, sometimes even at a certain rate.

Forcing companies to unbundle products or services is another common measure.

Re:US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple s... by kalleboo on Thursday January 18, 2024 @08:03AM (#39041178)
> You are free not to use it

I'm not really though. I need to use either an Apple or a Google phone to participate in society.