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Court ruling bars Apple from charging 27% commission on purchases outside the App Store (alternativeto.net)
submitted 2 days ago by tfm@europe.pub to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/390943

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 days ago

The only reason these things haven’t happened is that Microsoft was banned from doing them back in the 90s. They absolutely wanted to require a Microsoft Account (then called a Passport) in Windows XP. The ban was in place until just after Windows 7 came out.

Blame the government for doing nothing to protect consumers since 1999.