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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 01:36:31 JST Ars Technica

   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

   • Sebastien 🌍 (sebastienk@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 01:45:02 JST Sebastien 🌍

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     @arstechnica Looks like greedy companies screwed themselves over. 😂

   • 💠 Dave No One 💠 (dans_root@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 01:50:23 JST 💠 Dave No One 💠

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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.

   • Riley Hill (slatepad@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 02:17:00 JST Riley Hill

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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.

   • Aaron In Minnesota (aeischeid@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 22-Feb-2024 05:12:28 JST Aaron In Minnesota

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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