Lee DunatoTechnology@beehaw.orgEnglish·10 months agoStarbucks accused of manipulating app payments for $900 million profit(www.androidauthority.com)external-linkarrow-up1156arrow-down10message-square45fedilink
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkStarbucks accused of manipulating app payments for $900 million profit(www.androidauthority.com)Lee DunatoTechnology@beehaw.orgEnglish·10 months agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squaredragnucsarrow-up21arrow-down0·10 months agolinkfedilinkWhile the news is interesting, it is not about technology at all. Just because Starbucks has an app does not make this technology related news.
minus-squareBlake (he/him) Englisharrow-up15arrow-down0·10 months agolinkfedilinkThe source is Android Authority and it appears to be referencing dark patterns in mobile apps
minus-squaregarrettEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down0·9 months agolinkfedilinkIt’s about the intersection of their app, their rewards systems and the dark patterns in the whole system that lead to them accruing a lot of money that they don’t really deserve. That’s pretty much a tech story.
While the news is interesting, it is not about technology at all. Just because Starbucks has an app does not make this technology related news.
The source is Android Authority and it appears to be referencing dark patterns in mobile apps
It’s about the intersection of their app, their rewards systems and the dark patterns in the whole system that lead to them accruing a lot of money that they don’t really deserve. That’s pretty much a tech story.