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steve  ·  1126 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Is Facebook Launching An All-Out War On Apple's Upcoming iPhone Update?

    Facebook says Apple is attempting to push free apps, which often sweep data up and feed it to advertisers, to move to subscription models. Apple, through its App Store, collects a 30% cut of in-app purchases, which critics dub "the Apple tax."

as an admitted apple fanboi, I hadn't thought about this before... maybe this is a straw man - but it also just could be true. I hate that it could be true. I just want apple to be not evil for the sake of not being evil.

The apple tax is a dick move (as is most of apple's pricing) but I'd rather pay for a service than be the product being sold.