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wildpeaks on Dec 1, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Spotify CEO renews attack on Apple after Musk's sa...

You're free to buy an Android device if Apple devices don't suit your needs.

And if you don't want to pay the fee required to sell in this specific appstore, make it a website.

After all, you don't get to sell your Etsy products in the shelves of local supermarkets for free either.

criddell on Dec 1, 2022 [–]

Not every app works as a website and even when they do, they aren’t as good as a native app. They use more CPU, memory, and network bandwidth.

havelhovel on Dec 1, 2022 | [–]

The point stands that no one forced that developer or team to build a product on a platform that requires a 30% fee.

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