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As I understand it: > A person buys a handheld computer > I make a program for the computer > A person downloads the program directly onto their computer >
by theodric 29d ago
As I understand it:
> A person buys a handheld computer
> I make a program for the computer
> A person downloads the program directly onto their computer
> A person makes a purchase for services within my app on their computer
> Somehow Apple gets 5% of the proceeds, despite being entirely uninvolved except for the initial sale of goods
An analogous situation would be Mercedes-Benz demanding 5% of every ride booked in a taxi they manufactured, for the reason that they have to continue to make and sell parts for the vehicle, and everyone (including the EU) somehow being A-OK with it.
- weberer 29d agoThey do it because they can. You're signaling that you're OK with it by continuing to buy Apple products.
- throw1234567891 29d ago[flagged]
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- knollimar 29d agoBut mercedes benz makes sure all the taxi desinations are safe!
- throw1234567891 29d agoI buy s Mercedes Benz. I want a warranty. I am forced to use an authorised service provider who’s expensive af and I risk losing the warranty otherwise. How is that not anticonsumer? I crash said car, the insurer will not insure my car until it’s fixed by an authorised technician. How is that not anticonsumer.
- Zak 29d agoThe first part is clearly illegal in the USA. Is it not in the EU? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty...
- throw1234567891 29d agoYet you all cry for the right to repair. I’m confused. Is this a selective law, or what. And if yes, how is that legal?
- Zak 29d agoVoiding a warranty due to unauthorized repair is only one of many things a company can do to make third-party repair, or any repair more difficult.
- NetMageSCW 28d agoWhat software did you use to make a program on your computer that runs on the iPhone? Who pays for that software?
- theodric 28d agoThe person who pays for the computer pays for the development software by virtue of the significant price uplift on Apple hardware relative to a similar configuration of non-Apple hardware.