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Apple to Australians: You’re Too Stupid to Choose Your Own Apps (www.eff.org)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (16 children)

Unpopular opinion, but if I wanted multiple app stores (and all the associated benefits and risks) then I would have opted for an Android.

The walled garden approach works for me, and I don’t want to be inconvenienced and my data put at risk because a particular, necessary app is only available through a 3rd party platform.

Now, Apple being forced to reduce the % of app sales down from 30% to a more reasonable number I am all for.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

If Apple cashes in less than 30% next iPhone will be like:

Sorry, we can’t include a box OR wire for ~~savings~~ the wellbeing of the environment

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 day ago

So many people angry about phones in here. Just let people like what they like. Yeesh.

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