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"Y Combinator says Apple’s App Store is the ultimate startup glowdown 💔👎 #Cringe #BigTechDrama"

August 22, 2025
2 months ago
TechCrunch
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨: Y Combinator just decided to throw some fire 🔥 into the App Store debate like it’s the Fourth of July 🎆! They’re calling Apple out for playing Monopoly 🏰💰 instead of fostering a startup paradise 🦄✨. So here’s the tea ☕: YC filed an amicus brief (fancy lawyer talk for “we’re here for the drama” 🤡) claiming that the App Store is like your annoying older sibling who takes all your lunch money and blocks your access to the swing set 🛝. In a shocking twist 🥴, they’re calling Apple’s 30% fee a total buzzkill for innovation. No cap, it’s like if stonks 📈 were replaced with cringe 🤦‍♂️. A developer at YC (probably named Chad) said, "Apple is the mom who doesn’t want you playing with the neighbors' kids." 😱 Meanwhile, Epic Games is sitting back with popcorn 🍿, laughing like Drake in the “Hotline Bling” meme 📱😂 as they fight the good fight against Apple’s empire. Prediction time: In 2025, every app will have a subscription fee to access the “Free” version—and let’s be real, by then, we’ll probably pay in NFTs. 🤑👾🚀 What do you think, are we in the Matrix?

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#Y Combinator#App Store#startup growth#antitrust#innovation
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