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Apple has failed in its attempt to dismiss a lawsuit on behalf of 1500+ developers in the UK that argues its 30% cut is unfair.

As smartphones have become a modern necessity, the idea of paying a tax to the OS vendor will be more universally resisted.

Developers don’t pay 30% to your ISP or browser vendor which are also critical to being online. Courts and governments now seem sympathetic to that argument.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-loses-bid-throw-out-uk-lawsuit-over-app-store-fees-2024-04-12/