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My understanding was that the new EU rules would force Apple to open up their platform to competing app stores, no? In that view, this would seem to be a last g
by jimbob45 4y ago
My understanding was that the new EU rules would force Apple to open up their platform to competing app stores, no? In that view, this would seem to be a last gasp by Apple to capture profit that they soon won't be able to seek.
- unity1001 4y ago> My understanding was that the new EU rules would force Apple to open up their platform to competing app stores, no? It gave companies 6 months to comply. They are still within that period. Then the fine hammer will start coming down.
- threeseed 4y agoApple may be forced to have competing app stores but: a) They would be allowed to then ban apps that exist on alternate stores. b) They can still collect their 30% cut which no-one has ever said was not permitted. They already have telemetry about what apps are being installed on their phones and can simply bill the third party App Store. Non-payment would result in the store being banned. Similar situation happened when Apple was forced to support alternate payment processors in Netherlands. Nobody used it because it ended up being less profitable than simply using Apple.