which are subsets of the mobile phone industry. I disagree. Apple would flourish without Tim Cook IMO.
The resolution is simple. Stay the **** out of Apple's App Store.
Well they did flourish and they still are flourishing handsomely.
This applies to the forced lightning change as well right.
That's a weird framing here. Apple won against epic. This is a self-own on the one fringe topic where the judge deemed it necessary to amend some things. Basically the judge was "you're not a monopoly, you weren't really abusing power, epic was wrong on all accounts. however, if you really are not abusing power and allowing free markets in the way you claim, then you have to allow people to buy stuff outside of the store". And instead of doing that, they put up more friction and difficulties for people to buy stuff outside of the store and then lied about how they came to that decision. This loss has nothing to do whatsoever with Epic, and Epic still lost the battle and Epic stands to gain exactly zero from this new court order.
Lol, the EU didn't have that right. And they forced exactly nobody to buy all new cables. Apple still iPhones with a cable in the box in most countries. And apple decided all on their own to make the change in other territories than the EU, they were perfectly in their right to keep selling lightning devices outside of the EU since, unlike you seem to imply, the EU only has jurisdiction in the EU. And there they have every right to force companies to comply with regulations on what's allowed and what not to sell. (but no, they can't force anyone to buy all new cables. And nobody was. No police came to my house because I didn't buy new cables)
Do you feel like Apple won? Seriously? That’s like saying Netscape lost.
Every grocery store charges to have foods on their shelves, they made the store, they staff the store, they pay for transportation. You think Doritos should get 100% of the profits, and have groceries store pay for it, should they charge at the door to allow customers to come in? Apple made the platform that popularized these apps. 30% is steep, and I think Apple is being ridiculous about many things, but let Epic make its own software, hardware, retail store if that's the case.
You don’t know how retail works do you? Doritos do get 100% of the sale price. Grocery Stores buy their stock from the supplier, be that a wholesaler/distributor or direct from the manufacturer.
Yesterday the judge said Apple is the one doing wrong. So you are wrong. I was right. Take the L. If literally a judge can't convince you that you're wrong then I definitely can't but sorry Apple broke the law. Have a good day.
Because when you buy something on a website, Apple didn’t build the store, maintain it, secure the payment system, or market it to millions. The App Store isn’t just a file host — it’s a curated, secure, and heavily moderated platform that handles distribution, payment processing, and user trust. That’s what the 30% covers.
I get you. I wrote my message because the law changed. I agree Apple should get something for PAID apps sales. My main argument is with in-app purchases and according to US law starting April 30, now my belief is the law. It's now legal for an app to offer a customer a different way to purchase by directing them to a website. I know you may disagree or think you'll never use other payment systems, but all I thought was there needs to be a choice without losing 30% of my revenue. And whoever chooses Apple's in-app purchase system will pay 30% more and some will gladly do it.
