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		dndn1 on July 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple plans a slow, appointment-only rollout of Vi... Surprisingly the GP didn't include price of the device as a reason, but the 30% Apple cut/likely uplift in price that developers need to charge to recuperate development costs - which are far more significant than developer hardware costs. A non-Apple device without the moat would be better. GP also didn't ask for free apps.

scarface_74 on July 9, 2023 [–]

Yes that must be why there is a thriving profitable market for apps on Android that don’t go through the Play Store.

Almost every non game app on the iPhone/iPad of note require a subscription and most outside of the App Store.

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