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Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by lotsofpulp on Thursday March 21, 2024 @11:59AM (#39780305)
>I need to open my laptop to buy a Kindle book instead of continuing to use my phone

You can buy in iOS Safari and not have to open your laptop.

Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by rrrrrrrrrrrryan on Thursday March 21, 2024 @12:15PM (#39780554)
But how would you know to do this if they're gagged developers from informing users about Apple's cut, cheaper prices elsewhere, or from giving them a link.

I'm sure people will pay a bit more to use Apple pay and not get kicked out to a browser and possibly fiddle with re-logging in and re-typing in their payment info to a sketchy site.

Very few will pay 30% more though, because even the people that love Apple pay will be forced to acknowledge it's an obvious ripoff, in no way commensurate to the value provided.

Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by lotsofpulp on Thursday March 21, 2024 @01:02PM (#39781274)
I know because I compare the price on the vendors website versus the app. And I know that because I am up and up on how these things work, and I do not expect everyone else to be.

However, I was just making a factual statement that anyone can pay using their browser on iPhone or iPad on the vendor’s website, just the same as they can using their laptop.