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Apple announces App Store changes in the EU

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94 points saubeidl | 1 comments | 26 Jun 25 19:54 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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rekoil ◴[26 Jun 25 20:11 UTC] No.44390818[source]▶

    Developers who opt for tier one will get access to a limited set of mandatory App Store services, including:
    * App distribution and delivery
    * Trust and safety features
    * App management
    [...]
    Developers who opt for tier two will get access to all services provided by the App Store today.
Am I wrong or does it seem like apps in "tier 1" won't even have access to app notification delivery? That's wild...
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saubeidl ◴[26 Jun 25 20:37 UTC] No.44391068[source]▶
There's is absolutely 0% chance this will fly. Apple is begging for a fine at this point, with their bad-faith malicious interpretations of the law.
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gjsman-1000 ◴[26 Jun 25 20:42 UTC] No.44391136[source]▶
You're certain the EU didn't just approve this plan?
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1. rsynnott ◴[27 Jun 25 10:53 UTC] No.44395708[source]▶
I mean, it's _possible_ that they had some sort of informal pre-approval, but given that Apple's last few 'attempts' to comply with EU law have swiftly been met with a "yeah, no" from the commission, there's not that much reason to think that _this_ one is the pre-cleared one.