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Apple banned Delta for years. It's now America's Number 1 iPhone app.

(www.washingtonpost.com)
41 points bookofjoe | 13 comments | 30 Apr 24 22:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.861s | source | bottom
1. bookofjoe ◴[30 Apr 24 22:16 UTC] No.40217099[source]▶
https://archive.ph/o3lYJ
2. ◴[30 Apr 24 22:28 UTC] No.40217192[source]▶
3. mtmail ◴[30 Apr 24 22:31 UTC] No.40217218[source]▶
The whole article is only 4 sentences "[Apple] un-banned them this month without much explanation". The sub-headline suggests "antitrust crackdowns", is that the European Digital Markets Act?
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4. diggernet ◴[30 Apr 24 22:31 UTC] No.40217220[source]▶
> That app, Delta, lets you play old-school video games like “Super Mario Bros.” on an iPhone.
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5. leptons ◴[30 Apr 24 22:31 UTC] No.40217228[source]▶
It's about time. Slowly the iOS platform might even become something I want to use.
6. ◴[30 Apr 24 22:37 UTC] No.40217290[source]▶
7. ◴[30 Apr 24 22:44 UTC] No.40217349[source]▶
8. gnabgib ◴[30 Apr 24 22:45 UTC] No.40217365[source]▶
Related Delta takes flight: Apple-approved Nintendo emulator is a great iOS option [0](22 points, 6 days ago)

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40150455

9. vondur ◴[30 Apr 24 22:54 UTC] No.40217459[source]▶
I thought they were afraid of Nintendo's lawyers?
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10. abaymado ◴[01 May 24 01:45 UTC] No.40218623[source]▶
I kept scrolling up and down, thinking I missed something.
11. burnerthrow008 ◴[01 May 24 02:40 UTC] No.40218947[source]▶
I would imagine that it is easier to be unafraid of someone else's lawyers when you can say "the government made me do it".
12. postepowanieadm ◴[01 May 24 06:43 UTC] No.40220263[source]▶
This "article" are 3 thin paragraphs, paywalled and full of ads.