arstechnica ,
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Big Tech is extremely unimpressed by Apple’s EU App Store changes

"It took about an hour for app developers to realize they had been screwed."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/big-tech-is-extremely-unimpressed-by-apples-eu-app-store-changes/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

aeischeid ,
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@arstechnica Not just big tech!

devs or dev teams that aren't big enough to maintain apps in various app stores and wrestle with all the arbitrary approval hoops are also pissed. A lot of them just want PWAs to be a realistic option. Many already had working PWAs that will now be broken.

Your focus on "big tech" sets up a Google & Meta vs Apple frame. but Apple vs the web and indie devs, while maybe less dramatic is probably where the real impact lies for most users and devs

Slatepad ,
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@arstechnica It was naive to think that Apple wouldn’t try to extract the fees they feel they are owed. Laws will need to be wayyyyy more specific to change that.

dans_root ,
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@arstechnica “Apple spent the work of ‘hundreds of Apple team members who spent tens of thousands of hours’ on the solution.”

…a solution which ensures that Apple can maintain their monopoly, even under DMA conditions.

SebastienK ,
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@arstechnica Looks like greedy companies screwed themselves over. 😂

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