I get so sick of seeing debates about Apple vs EU regulation on here because the arguments on both sides never seem to get beyond the incredibly facile level that makes me think nobody involved has thought about it for more than a nanosecond.
For example:
Facile pro-Apple argument: "Apple doesn't have a monopoly, you are free to choose other app stores"
No, you are free to choose other app *store*. Singular. Apple and Google have a duopoly, and both stores have near-identical restrictions.
Nick Lockwood /
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2024-01-16 00:22:57
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