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		neop1x on Jan 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. accuses Google of abusing monopoly in ad tech... It is not just about AppStore fees but also about the fact that you are forbidden to use any other store to buy/download apps from and you are forbidden use any 3rd-partty payment processor for payments inside your app. They force you to use their systems with 30% cut. That feels anti-competitive quite a lot!

Closi on Jan 29, 2023 [–]

Well that's presumably why Apple will allow sideloading in the next version of iOS.

(i.e. in an effort to demonstrate competitiveness)

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