• athairmor@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Yeah, even of the companies don’t pocket the difference, he’s an idiot to suggest that this will cut inflation.

    This guy is just not very smart, I think.

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      7 days ago

      I think he’s a salesperson trying to sell the idea that getting rid of the apple tax is good for consumers.

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        7 days ago

        getting rid of the apple tax is good for consumers.

        I mean that’s not wrong. I had no idea Apple was double-dipping like this. I wonder if Google is doing the same thing…

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            7 days ago

            Every company who takes a cut from in-app purchases, be it subscriptions or DLC, should be kneecapped by this ruling.

            It’s one thing for the hosting marketplace (App Store, Steam, Play Store, etc) to take a cut from the initial purchase of a game/app. But it’s a whole other issue for that initial marketplace to keep reaching further into the dev’s pockets and take a cut from in-app purchases unrelated to where it was originally obtained.