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Re:Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in t... by robhlt on Thursday February 15, 2024 @02:38PM (#39387464)
Apple has already done that for decades with macOS and its predecessors. The OS and its programming interfaces were always just included with the hardware purchase. Occasionally they would charge for a major OS upgrade, which Apple could always bring back if they can't survive without the app store tax revenue.
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Re:Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in t... by jwagenet on Thursday February 15, 2024 @07:42PM (#39391495)
I’ve never used macOS or previous, but I recall early OSX updates cost money, like Windows, and the dev tools also had a fee.
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Re:Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in t... by dagmx on Thursday February 15, 2024 @10:00PM (#39392635)
That was largely due to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbanes%E2%80%93Oxley_Act?wpr...

New features had to be paid for due to accounting requirements.

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