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Apple agrees to settle potential class action suit by U.S. developers

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Re: Apple agrees to settle potential class action suit by U.S. developers

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Post by Abishek_Muthian »

heavyset_go wrote: post #250
Abishek_Muthian wrote: post #204

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Here's another possible entry for a class action suit, I had a arachnoid type game on Appstore under 'Arcade' category for couple of years and one night I received an email telling Apple is moving my game from 'Arcade' category to some X category because it's naming it's new game subscription as 'Apple Arcade'. I'm sure every other game in the Arcade category was bolted out unless it could be part of their subscripti…

You can still report this to the various agencies and offices in the US that hear cases like yours and have the power to investigate and prosecute Apple for antitrust violations. I have a post here[1] with a list of federal antitrust departments and how to send them info. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28176193

That's very useful information, Thanks for your comment. I will explore the content further and see what information I provide regarding this incident.

Re: Apple agrees to settle potential class action suit by U.S. developers

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Post by kmeisthax »

collaborative wrote: post #229
yyyk wrote: post #119

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>- Thus, we can't have third-party billing, because that would let developers evade payment for our software review. Except for having to buy a Mac to do development in the first place. And the developer registration yearly fee.

And also, the value developers add to Apple's ecosystem

I didn't want to get into that part of it, but Apple definitely needs developers just as much as developers need them. They tried "just make webapps" (which is way better if your main focus is security over all else) for a year and realized very quickly on that they needed native software for their phones.

Re: Apple agrees to settle potential class action suit by U.S. developers

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Post by hirvi74 »

tenebrisalietum wrote: post #235
ffhhj wrote: post #194

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That's so discorrect.

Reminds me of the occasional encounter with "deinstall" versus "uninstall."

That distinction is a little unrelevant, don't you think? Irregardlessly, you make a good point.

Re: Apple agrees to settle potential class action suit by U.S. developers

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Post by collaborative »

kmeisthax wrote: post #252
collaborative wrote: post #229

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And also, the value developers add to Apple's ecosystem

I didn't want to get into that part of it, but Apple definitely needs developers just as much as developers need them. They tried "just make webapps" (which is way better if your main focus is security over all else) for a year and realized very quickly on that they needed native software for their phones.

I know, it's not popular to be on the developers' side. But being an Apple developer many times feels like being an unpaid employee. Apple users get value from your work, for free. Actually, it's not even free since you have to pay a subscription and buy Apple hardware

Monetization is so broken.. the whole model is designed to discourage legitimate app sales. If I didn't enjoy my work I'd think I'm crazy

Re: Apple agrees to settle potential class action suit by U.S. developers

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Post by pjmlp »

jrockway wrote: post #48

> Apple will offer more price points for apps. Today there are less than 100, but the company is committing to increase that to more than 500 options. I really hope they implemented this as an enum, so someone has to wade through: enum PricePoint { UNKNOWN = 0; NINTEY_NINE_CENTS = 1; ONE_DOLLAR = 2; TWENTY_DOLLARS = 3; NINETEY_EIGHT_CENTS = 4; DEPRECATED_NINETY_SEVEN_CENTS = 5; TEN_DOLLARS_PER_MONTH = 6; PORTUGAL_NAT…

Today I found out we have a national balloon day!

Re: Apple agrees to settle potential class action suit by U.S. developers

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Post by tinus_hn »

elliekelly wrote: post #241
nicolas_t wrote: post #102

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Steam is very often priced in buying power. Depending on the country you live in, prices can be half as high as in other countries.

Why don’t more digital platforms take this approach? Are they worried people from higher relative income countries will log in with a VPN and buy it cheaper?

There’s also the often forgotten fact that in many countries the listed prices include VAT while in others they don’t.

Re: Apple agrees to settle potential class action suit by U.S. developers

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Post by heavyset_go »

Abishek_Muthian wrote: post #251
heavyset_go wrote: post #250

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You can still report this to the various agencies and offices in the US that hear cases like yours and have the power to investigate and prosecute Apple for antitrust violations. I have a post here[1] with a list of federal antitrust departments and how to send them info. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28176193

That's very useful information, Thanks for your comment. I will explore the content further and see what information I provide regarding this incident.

No problem. The US also has antitrust legislation that applies to US companies operating in foreign countries, as well as a myriad of antitrust treaties and agreements with other nations. It might be worth it to also report it to the government of the country you reside in, as well.

Re: Apple agrees to settle potential class action suit by U.S. developers

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Post by manmal »

xuki wrote: post #127
manmal wrote: post #125

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Revenuecat is perfectly positioned to do that, but probably won’t dare anger Apple in this way.

Why? Apple is not paying them, the developers are.

Apple controls the (app store) APIs they are using.
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