2025-12-12 06:23:33

A federal appeals court just dropped a bombshell quote: "The power to tax involves the power to destroy." This wasn't some abstract legal theory—judges were calling out how Apple's 30% commission acts as a gatekeeper, essentially weaponizing fees to crush rivals before they even start. When a platform can tax its way into controlling who survives in its ecosystem, we're not talking fair competition anymore. That's market dominance dressed up as business policy. The ruling cuts straight to the bone: excessive platform fees don't just extract revenue, they eliminate alternatives.

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ContractSurrender

· 2025-12-15 02:14

Apple's 30% cut is truly outrageous. Someone should have regulated it long ago. Monopolies are monopolies.

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ZenMiner

· 2025-12-13 11:16

Apple's 30% cut is really outrageous, just bullying small developers who have no way to fight back. The court has finally seen through it.

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GasBandit

· 2025-12-12 07:26

This 30% cut by Apple is truly outrageous; frankly, it's a monopoly tax. The judge's statement was spot on: the power to tax equals the power to destroy, hitting the core issue directly.

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AllTalkLongTrader

· 2025-12-12 06:53

Apple's 30% cut is really outrageous; it should have been cut long ago. Monopoly is monopoly; don't pretend to be building an ecosystem.

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LightningLady

· 2025-12-12 06:48

Apple's 30% is really outrageous; frankly, it's a monopoly tax. The judge's statement was spot on; the power to tax is the power to destroy. Completely understood the key point.

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RektHunter

· 2025-12-12 06:46

Apple's 30% is really outrageous, it's blatant monopoly tax, even calling it "ecosystem fee" under the guise of legitimacy.

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TestnetFreeloader

· 2025-12-12 06:45

Apple's 30% really is incredible. Looking at it from another perspective, it's like using platform fees as a knife to cut competitors' legs—that's the core issue of anti-monopoly.

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AirdropNinja

· 2025-12-12 06:28

Apple's 30% cut has been an issue that should have been addressed long ago. It's really bullying.

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