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Because those rules are anti-competitive.

I don't think anyone is saying that they need to provide support for third-party payment processors themselves, but their rules can't restrict someone else from supporting them.

I don't know why that would be controversial.

Imagine a world where Google required a 30% cut of everything bought through Chrome. How is what Apple's doing any different from that?



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