Comment on Through gritted teeth, Apple and Google allow alternative app stores in Japan
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 days agoYeah, allow implies voluntary. They’re only doing this because they’re required to. Like how Apple only offers phones with USB-C where they’re forced to.
ryper@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Pretty sure Apple’s newer phones are USB-C worldwide.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Huh. How about that. I figured they would just to be dicks.
asuka@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I wouldn’t give them any credit for that. I would sure bet you that they just decided that building USB-C iPhones for Europe and Lightning for everywhere else would be more expensive than what they ended up doing.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
yeah i upvoted despite that piece of infommation and was going to come back later because the core truth remains: they only ever do the right thing for customers when forced