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		rootusrootus on Aug 23, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix is the latest company to try bypassing App... They made a bet that the platform was worth more than any individual app. Seems to be working out so far. Prove 'em wrong.

drb91 on Aug 23, 2018 [–]

Of course that’s where the value is. Why are they charging me to use it twice, once on purchase of the phone and then on every app purchase?

The value seems to be for app curation, which is atrocious. This is incredibly harmful to consumer choice.

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