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Court ruling bars Apple from charging 27% commission on purchases outside the App Store
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this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
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Apple doesn’t ban Mac users from downloading software outside the App Store.
Microsoft bans Xbox users from downloading unlicensed software.
The Xbox doesn't have the majority of the gaming market.
The smartphone market is basically a duopoly.
This says Xbox has over 60% of global market share:
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/console/worldwide/
Fair enough.
I think hardware companies should make money selling devices. They should be banned from jailing their users in a locked proprietary ecosystem.