sverit@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 1 year agoApple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 ‘letter of credit’9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1167 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squaregigachad@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up80·1 year ago Apple says that marketplace developers will need to pay the €0.50 Core Technology Fee for each first annual installation of their marketplace app lol you really can’t make that up
minus-squareFlipper@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 year agoThey saw how unpopular that was with unity and decided it’s a great wrench to throw at the EU while still complying with the letter of the law.
minus-squaregeissi@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-21 year ago while still complying with the letter of the law Is that enough though? I’m not sure about the EU level but in several states not only the letter of the law but also the intent of the law matters. Edit: To clarify, I wonder whether it is enough for companies to follow the letter of the law while flagrantly ignoring the intent of the law.
minus-squareSkelectus@suppo.filinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m sure they can tighten it if it doesn’t seem to work out.
minus-squaregeissi@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI’m not sure they would even need to tighten it. See edit.
minus-squareanlumo@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAmending the law to fix these issues would take another decade though, so maybe they’re just trying to prolong the process.
lol you really can’t make that up
They saw how unpopular that was with unity and decided it’s a great wrench to throw at the EU while still complying with the letter of the law.
Is that enough though?
I’m not sure about the EU level but in several states not only the letter of the law but also the intent of the law matters.
Edit: To clarify, I wonder whether it is enough for companies to follow the letter of the law while flagrantly ignoring the intent of the law.
I’m sure they can tighten it if it doesn’t seem to work out.
I’m not sure they would even need to tighten it.
See edit.
Amending the law to fix these issues would take another decade though, so maybe they’re just trying to prolong the process.