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This is what lawsuits are for, not preemptive refusal to do business with an entire state. It's a lot cheaper to code geographic controls (that they already ha
by anonymouskimmer 3y ago
This is what lawsuits are for, not preemptive refusal to do business with an entire state.
It's a lot cheaper to code geographic controls (that they already have for national-level jurisdictions) than to only temporarily boycott even only 100k paying App store customers.
- MichaelZuo 3y agoIt's not possible to code sub-national geographic controls without sacrificing markets much bigger then Montana. There's a reason why no company has ever successfully done such a thing for any consumer product.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoAs long as they do the best they can to comply with the law they would likely be protected from judgement. Courts do not require unreasonable standards of compliance. If phone users turn off their GPS location feature Apple can't be held accountable.