[judge2020]

the entire iPhone experience is the product. While technically we know that other app stores can and do work on it (Cydia, Trollstore, etc), from a US legal sense there's no separation between the App Store and the iPhone being distinct things.

[autoexec]

> the entire iPhone experience is the product.

It seems like the "iPhone experience" is paying a ton more than you should have to, including the 30% price hike for in-app purchases. Since Apple is already a status symbol brand that might not hurt their image much, but at least this case helped to raise awareness about what people are buying into or have already signed up for with the iphone.

[judge2020]

I can guarantee you no apps will drop their prices 30%. When Epic pulled their stunt[0], 1000 v-bucks that normally costed $10 were only discounted to $8. They still pocketed $1, maybe ~=$0.68 after CC processing fees.

0: https://www.fortnite.com/news/announcing-epic-direct-payment...

[callalex]

Of course prices won’t drop because price is based on what people are willing to pay. However the actual creator will have up to 30% more funding instead of a rent seeker, which means the creator will have more margin to increase quality, which benefits the consumer.

[lxgr]

That's the crux of the problem: Current antitrust laws don't really capture it.

The EU realized that and just passed a huge new law/regulatory framework to address it, and presumably the US will be closely watching this space.