Apple banned from monetizing and restricting external payment links in apps in the US

01 May 2025
No more Apple Tax for developers choosing to bypass Apple's payment systems.

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Propov, 01 May 2025Hahaha The world is full with stupid people. You are not a... moreat what point did I sincerely defend apple? I clearly implied that people who buy iPhones are either tech-illiterate, are over-reliant on an ecosystem that isn't all it's made up to be, or are stupid.

    Bot10Exists, 01 May 2025except for the people who buy their phonesPeople who buy their phones, know nothing about phones or how anything works anyway. They just pretend this is the only brand that exist in the world. Mostly they have no clue what payment options exist or not. That's what you call ignorance or zombification affect. 🙂

      Apple tree is falling to pieces, got chopped quite badly 🤣 Kudos for court ruling. Life will be much better for many developers and users now.

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        • AnonF-1006353
        • JBi
        • 04 May 2025

        Finally, but 17 years too late imo. All the money grab allows them to buy fab capacities at TSMC they've never really deserved in a honest way. And that's just one example.

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          • Just A User
          • 7k$
          • 03 May 2025

          lets seen if epic and other drops their prices and make lower subscription rates or increase their ads placements inside app even more to irritate users to go and make payment to a often untrusted sites for discounts on purchase and redirect payments to spam/fake sites to steal financial information.

          parents beware of childrens who taps on any popup and links to get free in-game items for free by watching a video or visiting external sites (gambling etc.).

            Should be a top and highlighted. This is a breakthrough in combatting monopoly of large companies.

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              • xjH
              • 03 May 2025

              Anonymous, 02 May 2025sounds like the next iphone and apple products will be more... moreWhat about other phones?
              Nobody talking much about that.
              Will those other companies phone price also increase or not?

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                • Anonymous
                • t7x
                • 02 May 2025

                Knowing apple, they will weasel their way out of this.

                Once apple is cought weaseling their way out, the courts are just going to fine apple.
                And the fines are chump change for a trillion dollar company.

                The courts should find a ways to cook apple.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • sX9
                  • 02 May 2025

                  Good, a terrible practice that apple have got away with for years. it wouldn't have been so bad if the tax wasn't so high but thats corporate greed for you, this is a win for the consumer and for developers

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                    • Anonymous
                    • nD$
                    • 02 May 2025

                    sounds like the next iphone and apple products will be more expensive because you can't just believe apple will take the hit

                      Now stick it to Google, Epic... 😈

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                        • Anonymous
                        • JH2
                        • 02 May 2025

                        Time to ban Spotify from paying nothing to artists and flooding the app with AI bot music.

                          Yeah Apple…you’re not gonna win that appeal case. Just take the L and move on and try to be innovative ok?

                            Propov, 01 May 2025Hahaha The world is full with stupid people. You are not a... moreYes they are, a lot of them are here or some Samsung news article.

                              What, 01 May 2025Everyone hates apple and it's justifiable. Yup but I hate Google much more

                                These app stores should charge developers less.

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                                  • Dolon
                                  • X@%
                                  • 02 May 2025

                                  Spotify is happy now.

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                                    • Amin Beqiri
                                    • 3bm
                                    • 01 May 2025

                                    I Am GoD 9, 01 May 2025Another reason for me to not buy Apple 🥱The reason is not to buy Apple iPhones is the battery - Many iPhones have battery drain issues, many users have complained about battery drain in every iOS update, and its a disaster. This happened ever since iOS 18 came out, and Apple still have not yet fixed the issue, Apple is a stupid company.

                                      well dont really care, its been more than a decade since I no longer use any of apple product, theyre just simply too overpriced and restricted so playing games is just better to do on android

                                        Another reason for me to not buy Apple 🥱