[swman]

Then they should just not publish for iOS lol.

Don’t like it? Don’t publish to it.

As a consumer I want and like the tight restrictions apple puts on the App Store.

It’s not like users can’t purchase stuff without paying the 30% premium added by developers to offset the apple tax. Just go to the website and buy there. And save the 30%.

My parents who are older use iPhone. They don’t have to wade through trash like android play store. Most apps are good in the iOS store.

If epic wants kids to buy more stuff have their parents pay the 30% premium. If your kid is glued to the phone I’m sure you enabled that and can continue enabling it. Sorry not sorry.

[dns_snek]

The number of bad faith arguments here is impressive.

> Don’t like it? Don’t publish to it.

That's not how laws work, Epic have a perfectly valid complaint against Apple because Apple isn't complying with EU law. As far as valid outcomes go, Apple can either comply, face fines, or leave the EU market.

> As a consumer I want and like the tight restrictions apple puts on the App Store.

That's great, but it causes demonstrable harm to the proper functioning of our supposed "free market", so we've outlawed them.

> It’s not like users can’t purchase stuff without paying the 30% premium added by developers to offset the apple tax. Just go to the website and buy there. And save the 30%.

Except they ban you from even mentioning that this alternative exist. More harm to the free market.

> My parents who are older use iPhone. They don’t have to wade through trash like android play store. Most apps are good in the iOS store.

Nobody is forcing them to wade through alternative app stores. If most good apps are indeed on iOS, and Apple's fees are indeed reasonable, then those apps will stay in the iOS App Store. Nothing to worry about!

> If epic wants kids to buy more stuff have their parents pay the 30% premium. If your kid is glued to the phone I’m sure you enabled that and can continue enabling it. Sorry not sorry.

This legislation benefits everyone, not just Epic.

[siegecraft]

The Supreme Court ruled that apple must allow users to purchase from vendor websites. Apple takes a 27% cut instead of 30%

[pompino]

Ah yes, the classic "Think of the innocent children and grandmas" . Sorry, that isn't an argument anymore. It never was convincing before and isn't now either.

>Don’t like it? Don’t publish to it.

Yeah, why protest at all? Just leave the country. Why fight corruption? Just go somewhere else where there is less of it. Really, why complain at all?

[iraqmtpizza]

They never said they didn't like iOS. You're hallucinating.

[creaturemachine]

Apple should just not sell in the EU lol.