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		samcat116 on Aug 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Epic direct payment on mobile Amazon has a special exception for Prime video[0]. [0]: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21203294/amazon-prime-vide...

Wowfunhappy on Aug 13, 2020 | [–]

Right, and Epic doesn't. I think this hurts Apple's case if anything, because it means App Store rules do not apply equally!

joezydeco on Aug 13, 2020 | [–]

It was an exception granted to streaming video apps starting back in 2016. Amazon Prime is just the newest entry.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21203630/apple-amazon-prim...

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