Apple found in breach of EU competition rules

Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by bogwog on Monday June 24, 2024 @11:45AM (#40777448)

As a user I really hate that I'm forced to give Apple my payment information when I want to do business with a third party on an iPhone, including the possibility that the 30% fee they take gets factored into the price I pay.

I think the EU's solution will make us both happy: you don't have to do business with companies that don't offer Apple pay, and I don't have to do business with companies that do.

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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by massysett on Monday June 24, 2024 @12:24PM (#40777965)

This isn’t true. You can do business through Safari all you want and Apple takes nothing. Indeed I have bought Kindle ebooks on my iPhone that way.

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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by bogwog on Monday June 24, 2024 @04:34PM (#40780423)

Not for music, video streaming, games, etc. There are limits to the kinds of experiences that can be built through a web browser (especially Safari).

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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by massysett on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:17PM (#40782198)

Do the business through the browser, view the content in the app. Netflix is happy to sell you a subscription through Safari.

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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by bogwog on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @04:31PM (#40793236)

Why do I have to jump through hoops but not you?

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