• unalivejoy@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      I think they mean 1 app store for each of their products.

      The company in its argument to the EU competition enforcer said it operates five App Stores on iPhones, iPads, Mac computers, Apple TVs and Apple Watches, with each designed to distribute apps for a specific operating system and Apple device.

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        10 months ago

        Ah yes, the classic “I didn’t commit a crime, I committed 5 crimes” defense. It’s a bold move Cotton, lets see how it works for them.

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        10 months ago

        It seems to be a way to minimize the incoming damage. The EU would have to prosecute each platform separately if the argument holds.

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        10 months ago

        And as someone who owns both an iPhone and an iPad, it’s obviously complete horseshit; If I buy an app on my iPhone and the same app is available on the iPad, it automatically gets added there too.

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        10 months ago

        I would be curious to see how they separate those different catalogs on their backend. I assume that the store detects which device and serves a list of compatible apps.

    • MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      From the article it’s just the different stores for different hardware (iPhone, iPad, etc…)