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Apple insists on getting a cut (usually 30%) of all payments that use its platform
Lightning isn't Apple's platform.
Yeah, I'm certainly not defending them. They are exploiting their monopolist chokepoint to exclude any payment platform other than the one they can control and take 30%
I was hoping the new DMA law in Europe would force them to allow alternate in-app payment, but it seems they still might insist on getting a cut, and probably wanting it in standard currencies, not in any blockchain currency
https://mobiledevmemo.com/the-dma-and-alternative-in-app-payments-too-early-to-celebrate/