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Let not X be "It is okay for me to use discounts at another restaurant that bans discounts."

Does Google ban bypassing their stores on Android?

Their policy explicitly permits it for this category of sales.

A judge can still indicate this behavior as proof of hypocrisy and reject Apple’s argument, even if it’s not prohibited by the other app store

Apple permits external payment processing for this category as well (Spotify, Netflix)

Mostly for in-app payments of a bunch of variants, primarily for digital content, yes.