▲ 379 ▼ Court ruling bars Apple from charging 27% commission on purchases outside the App Store (alternativeto.net) submitted 1 year ago by tfm [A] to c/technology@lemmy.world 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/390943
[+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (8 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] tabular@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Device lock-in is a symptom of a wider issue: the users are not in control of their computing. Charging for services is fine but a company deciding what you are allowed to do with your own property is unjust. Change their post to say Microsoft's old phone brand OS instead of desktop Windows and what changes? You don't need to pick an equivalent to highlight a single aspect for comparison when arguing for a position. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago (5 children) There's no need to get offended. Replace MS with MacOS and the point stands. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago* (3 children) But they don't know about Windows? Do you have any idea what Windows market share looks like? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) They didn't single anything out. It was one on many potential examples (such as MacOS). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tabular@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Device lock-in is a symptom of a wider issue: the users are not in control of their computing. Charging for services is fine but a company deciding what you are allowed to do with your own property is unjust. Change their post to say Microsoft's old phone brand OS instead of desktop Windows and what changes? You don't need to pick an equivalent to highlight a single aspect for comparison when arguing for a position. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago (5 children) There's no need to get offended. Replace MS with MacOS and the point stands. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago* (3 children) But they don't know about Windows? Do you have any idea what Windows market share looks like? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) They didn't single anything out. It was one on many potential examples (such as MacOS). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago* (3 children) But they don't know about Windows? Do you have any idea what Windows market share looks like? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) They didn't single anything out. It was one on many potential examples (such as MacOS). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago* (3 children) But they don't know about Windows? Do you have any idea what Windows market share looks like? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) They didn't single anything out. It was one on many potential examples (such as MacOS). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) They didn't single anything out. It was one on many potential examples (such as MacOS). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) They didn't single anything out. It was one on many potential examples (such as MacOS). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] IamAnonymous@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent