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"this [referring to core technology fee] does include app updates as well as new downloads"

Before I did some additional research, I took issue with this. It encourages developers to push new updates to production less frequently. Which could disadvantage EU users because if I typically release security fixes as soon as I possibly can, but also do a bi-weekly update, I'm holding my EU alt store release until my normal cadence. This is extra days of exposure to a security flaw for EU users. But upon learning that the CTF only applies once per year, my concern is lessened. If it was *every single update* that would be very bad.

I agree that Apple is adhering to the letter of the law while also making sure they don't create a more compelling offering than their own store, to the degree that it is possible to do so. I'm really following the impact of the DMA on EU mobile users because I think depending on the successes, lessons learned, etc, many other countries are going to follow suit with similar regulation.

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