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  • There are so many flaws with your take I don’t even know how to reply.

    I will just say that:

    1. $3,500 is not a price that only rich people can afford, at least in the US. Many middle class folks can afford it with ease.

    2. It isn’t Apple’s fault that YouTube has ads. That is Google’s doing. Apple themselves are privacy focused and I never see targeted ads on any Apple app. The only places I even see ads are in the app store and in the TV app, and the TV ads are limited to promos of upcoming shows or movies.

    People are constantly bashing Apple for their premium prices and walled garden while forgetting that nobody is targeting the folks who want a privacy oriented experience without ads blasting everywhere.

    I switched to iOS because I got tired of Google watching my every move and I got tired of worrying if every app I download from google’s app store has malware or not.









  • No, it is completely misleading because:

    1. this change will not impact a single developer outside the EU.

    2. Any developer not using a third party app store will also not be affected.

    3. You can still build free apps and literally nothing changes assuming you use Apple’s app store.

    Like I said, it is a shit policy, but for nearly all developers nothing changes.

    The video’s thumbnail said Apple is killing free apps. That is a complete lie. There is not an ounce of truth to it.





  • eek2121@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.worldApple's New Fees Will Kill Free Apps
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    10 months ago

    Such a clickbait-y headline I am not going to watch it.

    Free apps aren’t changing in anyway.

    The tl;dr is that for developers using the app store, nothing changes. Developers wishing to not use the app store have to agree to a new fee structure.

    Apple, as expected, intends to make up for lost profits by charging more money.

    If you are outside the EU none of this matters to you.

    Note that I am not disagreeing with the sentiment , but rather I am disagreeing with the clickbait headline.