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Re:Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotif... by nozzlegear on Monday March 04, 2024 @09:00AM (#39590569)
As Matwood pointed out in a sibling comment, the real value of being on the App Store is the ecosystem of highly affluent consumers that Apple has cultivated.
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Re:Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotif... by Hikikomori on Monday March 04, 2024 @09:08AM (#39590668)
Which has would be worthless without apps like Spotify. Do you also think that Apple is entitled to 30% of anything bought with their browser? Should Microsoft be entitled to the same on windows and their browser?

If the Appstore is so good Apple should not be worried about competition by allowing side loading or alternative Appstores.

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Re:Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotif... by nozzlegear on Monday March 04, 2024 @02:47PM (#39595071)
You could flip that argument around and say that Spotify might have been worthless without the App Store to grow their userbase. I don't actually subscribe to that viewpoint myself, but I do think many on HN take the benefits of publishing on the App Store for granted.

> Should Microsoft be entitled to the same on windows and their browser?

I don't know, maybe? I'm sure people would riot if they tried it now, but if Microsoft had set that precedent from the start would we be here discussing this today?

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