FollowingFeisty5321

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Australian regulator calls for new competition laws for digital platforms in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] FollowingFeisty5321@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

And that change they’re avoiding… is to subscription-only access!

Australian regulator calls for new competition laws for digital platforms in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] FollowingFeisty5321@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It’s gonna be a Safari browser based app charging $9.99 a month to essentially load their website inside the app. Notice how those aren’t in the App Store? Apple banned that practice.

The App Store is absolutely, overwhelmingly flooded with garbage subscription apps...

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Australian regulator calls for new competition laws for digital platforms (www.reuters.com)
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Big Tech fights back against antitrust reforms (www.theasset.com)
Why is apple being held to a higher standard than other tech companies? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] FollowingFeisty5321@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is the "higher standard" you are referring to the basic and fairly widely-established consumer right to not have faulty products else the manufacturer addresses the issue?

Why is apple being held to a higher standard than other tech companies? in c/apple@hardware.watch
[–] FollowingFeisty5321@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Pretty much the same thing did happen to Apple but with MacBooks, there's actually a few 2015-ish models that are banned on planes.

https://www.techradar.com/news/macbook-pro-flight-ban-everything-you-need-to-know

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Venmo, Cash App users sue Apple over peer-to-peer payment fees (www.reuters.com)
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Apple to appeal the new EU antitrust list for app stores (www.gizchina.com)
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Apple Gets 36% of Google Revenue From Search Deal, Witness Says (www.bloomberg.com)