• 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

      • DreamButt@lemmy.world
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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)