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by Jcowell 1596 days ago
One would argue that the app stores provides a benefit to the consumer that would not be implemented anywhere else since these benefits are not lucrative. One example is the ability to cancel subscriptions from one source, App Privacy Reports, seeing when an app is reading from the clipboard etc.

And no, entitlements mean nothing without enforcement.
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Jensson 1596 days ago
> One example is the ability to cancel subscriptions from one source

You pay 40% extra for that. The creator gets $100, Apple gets 40, you see $140 sticker price. It is a nice feature, but how many would pay 40% extra for that? And if many wanted to pay 40% extra for subscriptions to have them cancellable, I'm sure there would already be companies doing that.

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ccouzens 1596 days ago
> seeing when an app is reading from the clipboard

I expect that to be a operating system feature that works regardless of how the application was developed or installed.

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Jcowell 1596 days ago
Yes but there’s a difference between exploring and seeing it happen when it happens.
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keleftheriou 1595 days ago
What do you mean, exactly?
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