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Apple's response to its ~$2 billion fine is telling.

It's the same mentality Apple shows with the #DMA.

This must be the start of the #EU's crackdown on #BigTech. 💪

Here's why we're in revolt against #Apple's malicious compliance with the DMA
➡️ tuta.com/blog/apple-eu-dma-mal…

Spotify Pays Apple Nothing Despite that success, and the App Store's role in making it possible, Spotify pays Apple nothing. That's because Spotify — like many developers on the App Store — made a choice. Instead of selling subscriptions in their app, they sell them on their website. And Apple doesn't collect a commission on those purchases. All told, the Spotify app has been downloaded, redownloaded, or updated more than 119 billion times on Apple devices. It's available on the App Store in over 160 countries spanning the globe. And there are many more ways Apple creates value for Spotify, at no cost to their company:

Apple's malicious compliance: app sideloading will remain impossible on your iPhone

Apple follows EU Digital Markets Act by introducing hefty fines for independent software developers. Expensive fees will restrict the use of alternative app installation.
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#apple #dma #EU #bigtech
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the_wiggler
the_wiggler
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If apples so upset about Spotify not paying them, they can always tell them to pay up our get off the store. Same with Netflix or YouTube or whoever else there think isn't paying them enough.

What's that? People might not buy the phone if the apps aren't available? Well I'll be darned, it's almost like the apps are the thing providing the value, not the distribution channel.

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Power Of The Negative
Power Of The Negative
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For Apple to take notice You would have to add two zeros to the fine and double it if The appeal. Look what They have done to Epic Games... EU has to be prepared to do that to Apple.
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