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by zuppy 361 days ago
I don’t think this will end well. EU is slow to move, but they will and it’s obvious that Apple is not acting in good faith. Whether the request of EU is right or not, they can legally impose some rules and they are binding as long as you are willing to sell in that market.
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Yeah, this piece is remarkably unclear in its message, but my read is similar.

It sounds like they're not actually changing much at all, and continue to plan to charge a fee on software released through alternatives, like 3rd party marketplaces or the web.

Personally - whoever thought that replacing "Fee" with "Commission" was a good call, when the words are literally synonyms (to the point that MW defines commission as "a fee paid to an agent") is smoking some drugs.

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My entire read here is: "We're changing some words to try the lawsuit again". I hope the penalty here from the EU is sharp and quick.