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Apple announces support for alternative app marketplaces, web browser engines in the EU with iOS 17.4 (www.macstories.net)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by fresh@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Updated the link to a better source that gives a more detailed overview.

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[–] bobbytables@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago (6 children)

So, the .5 per annual install for alternative marketplaces seems to be the stop gap, right? A popular FOSS store like f-droid would have to cough up thousands of Euros.

Would it be possible to sell an alternative marketplace for 1 Euro on the app store, pay Apple's purchase commission and use the rest for the annual install fee?

[–] hellequin67@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

Apple may think they're complying with the letter of the law but I suspect the EU will feel they're falling far far short of the moral of the law.

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