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> I don't see why Apple would do this other than to specifically harm Meta. The policy applies to every social media platform with an app on iOS. Sure it costs
by bkishan 4y ago
> I don't see why Apple would do this other than to specifically harm Meta.
The policy applies to every social media platform with an app on iOS. Sure it costs the big players more, but if Meta were Apple I have no doubt they'd do the same, if not worse.
Also the article specifically states "the new policy shouldn’t have a material impact on the company’s revenue" as this only applies applies to the social media app itself, and not the ads manager app where advertises spend the big bucks.
- seydor 4y agofacebook tried their FB credits thing for a while and then ditched it, and generally developers can still use their platform with few restrictions , no $100 / year and 30% tax. The biggest annoyance was the trump era where they enacted a bunch of puritan measures in response to criticism from the press. FB gives their platform for free to devs, very unlike apple