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Re:Apple Announces Ability to Download Apps Directly from We... by trappistpunk on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @03:43PM (#39696434)
> If commercial real estate charged XX% cuts of all sales from a business, every business would crumble with enough time

FWIW, at least in the US, this is actually how a lot of commercial/retail real estate works. Every mall or shopping center you visit charges rent based on sales revenue.

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Re:Apple Announces Ability to Download Apps Directly from We... by sham1 on Thursday March 14, 2024 @05:23AM (#39701833)
It must then be a question of perspective and what people are used to, because this specific ruling about the EU and not about the US.

It's of course good to bring up the analogy, but it just means that Apple shouldn't be using American business tactics in the EU, actually.

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