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		1_2__3 on June 8, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Coming changes to Apple's App Store Apple wants a subscription service because then they can hobble the developers AND the users to prevent them from ever leaving.

happyopossum on June 8, 2016 [–]

App subscriptions would likely lead to more cross platform portability - if I'm paying $1/mo for your app, I won't care if it's on iOS this month and Windows Mobile next month, but if I paid $10 for your app, I don't want to repurchase it on a new platform.

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