Apple is locking down the iPhone App Store to comply with a new law in China
The iPhone App Store in China is about to be more locked down.
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And Apple is getting forced to UNLOCK the iphone app store in the EU lmao
It seems Apple find it less difficult to comply with China's censorship policies than EU pro-consumer regulations.
It’s pretty simple… removing apps a country doesn’t want people to have access to doesn’t meaningfully affect Apple’s revenue
Allowing you to install things outside of their control does affect their revenue
Of course the first is less difficult for them
That doesn't make any sense at all. If 10% of apps are not getting users in china anymore then there's fewer subscriptions and in-app purchases apple is getting a cut of (and we all know the actual math will be far harsher since china has a vested interest in blocking the most popular apps)
The apps getting removed weren’t popular apps there in the first place
The most popular apps here have never been the most popular apps there
Yes, the CCP is trying to cut them off before they become popular, but it’s better for Apple to get money from the currently popular apps there
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