> the judge also rules that Apple was entitled to a licensing fee, which it could still claim for payments made outside Apple's IAP system A lot of the comment

> the judge also rules that Apple was entitled to a licensing fee, which it could still claim for payments made outside Apple's IAP system A lot of the commentary on Twitter has missed this important point. People were quick to dunk on Apple's assertion that allowing links would require massive amounts of engineering effort [1], because on its face it does sound stupid: just let iOS app developers link out to external purchase options, right? Nope. Apple still has the authority to take money from developers even if they are no longer using Apple's payment services. That's where the engineering effort is going. To make the external linking process as onerous as legally possible for consumers and developers. [1]: https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1458195659727810565 https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/145819565972781056...