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hn_throwaway_99 on Jan 17, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, ...

But you've just described the dynamics of every single class action lawsuit. It doesn't matter that the individual devs have little interest, the lawyers have huge interest because winning a sizable class action for a lawyer is equivalent to a having a startup that hits.

johnnyanmac on Jan 17, 2024 [–]

Class actions benefit a lot from certain amount of devs cooperating with the lawyers. I'm unsure how many would in fear of retaliation.

hn_throwaway_99 on Jan 17, 2024 | [–]

There are hundreds of thousands of developers with apps in the App Store. They only need a couple class representatives.

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