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According to Apple, only 38 developers have applied to add such links — out of roughly 65,000 that could.

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The reason: Apple will charge a 27% fee to developers who want to use the link entitlement program — and when combined with payment processing fees, the total is even more than the 30% the App Store has taken for itself for years, the judge was told at the hearing in Oakland, California.

Motherfuckers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Apple is fascist.