• Synapse@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It seems Apple find it less difficult to comply with China’s censorship policies than EU pro-consumer regulations.

    • ozymandias117@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s pretty simple… removing apps a country doesn’t want people to have access to doesn’t meaningfully affect Apple’s revenue

      Allowing you to install things outside of their control does affect their revenue

      Of course the first is less difficult for them

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        1 year ago

        That doesn’t make any sense at all. If 10% of apps are not getting users in china anymore then there’s fewer subscriptions and in-app purchases apple is getting a cut of (and we all know the actual math will be far harsher since china has a vested interest in blocking the most popular apps)

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          1 year ago

          The apps getting removed weren’t popular apps there in the first place

          The most popular apps here have never been the most popular apps there

          Yes, the CCP is trying to cut them off before they become popular, but it’s better for Apple to get money from the currently popular apps there