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eBay and PayPal both have third party alternatives: simply going to a different website/app. On iOS your only option is paying Apple $100/yr to do something si
by throwaway927282 6y ago
eBay and PayPal both have third party alternatives: simply going to a different website/app.
On iOS your only option is paying Apple $100/yr to do something similar.
A similar thing would be Google Chrome blocking access to PayPal servers because they didn’t get a 10% cut of all transactions.
- nouveaux 6y agoThe browser is the same exact thing. Apple does not prevent you from using the same banking, shopping, email services through the web.
- throwaway927282 6y agoFantastic! How do I play Fortnite and purchase V-bucks on the web?
- NorwegianDude 6y agoOfc they do. They have full control over the browser and severely limits functionality compared to every other browser. But users can just install another browser, right? No, wrong again, cause Apple doesn't allow that. Every browser on iOS is basically safari with a different UI.
- mantap 6y agoExactly this. Apple intentionally cripples MobileSafari to push developers to the App Store where they get 30%. They have contrived the whole system so that all roads lead to Apple getting their cut. No other browser engines. No sideloading. No other app stores. No other payment processors in the App Store. There is no way out of their labyrinth.