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Epic celebrates "the end of the Apple Tax" after court win in iOS payments case

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432 points nobody9999 | 4 comments | 12 Dec 25 16:04 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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codedokode ◴[12 Dec 25 17:38 UTC] No.46246465[source]▶
In my opinion, every manufacturer of a programmable device should not be allowed to prevent the buyer from reprogramming it.
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dmitrygr ◴[12 Dec 25 20:21 UTC] No.46248388[source]▶
Perfect. Go take your enthusiasm to John Deere, and the Xbox division.
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1. bigyabai ◴[12 Dec 25 21:19 UTC] No.46249099[source]▶
No, I think we'll start with Apple and work our way down. Scale is everything when you're concerned about remediating market damages.

John Deere is already subject to extra regulation in Europe; it's only in America that they're allowed to molest consumers in the aftermarket. And Xbox has had sideloading for decades now, in case you were unaware: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/...

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2. testing22321 ◴[13 Dec 25 02:10 UTC] No.46251332[source]▶
> John Deere is already subject to extra regulation in Europe; it's only in America that they're allowed to molest consumers

Which clearly shows the problem is not John Deer, Apple, etc.

The problem is weak consumer protections in the US from corrupt US lawmakers who were bought by the companies they are supposed to regulate.

3. labcomputer ◴[13 Dec 25 07:28 UTC] No.46252783[source]▶
LOL. Developer mode is side loading now.

For those who didn’t click the link, Xbox allows you to either load your own software or load software you buy from the Xbox store. Not both.

4. dmitrygr ◴[14 Dec 25 01:00 UTC] No.46259864[source]▶
I support apple doing what Xbox does. A separate mode - you can side-load, but you lose all access to appstore and all built-in apps. Enjoy :)