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Re:Apple Fires Back at Spotify for Asking for 'Preferential ... by oddevan on Friday July 01, 2016 @03:41PM (#12019097)
Except that's already happened. That's been the rule since the App Store was set up. And Spotify responded by having the in-app price be $13 instead of $10. Spotify's other option is to not allow signups in the app at all; I believe this is what Dropbox and Amazon do to avoid falling afoul of these rules.

Spotify is trying to have it both ways here.

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Re:Apple Fires Back at Spotify for Asking for 'Preferential ... by canuckintime on Friday July 01, 2016 @07:44PM (#12020516)
That's NOT been the rule since the App Store was set up. Apple added in-app purchases to the App Store in late 2009 and started enforcing it for digital goods/subscriptions in 2010. Previously developers could link and sell their own digital goods/subscriptions in the app.
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Re:Apple Fires Back at Spotify for Asking for 'Preferential ... by AOsborn on Sunday July 03, 2016 @02:42AM (#12025049)
One does not need to use the signup in the app at all. I both pay for Spotify, and use the iOS app, but have never paid in the app.

I trusted Spotify enough to sign up directly via their website, but for many apps I do not, and prefer to pay via the app store as I trust Apple.

In my personal opinion, this experience is pro-consumer. I can make an informed choice. Hence I don't take any issue with Apple requiring developers to a) pay a cut for the privilege of using their store, and b) impose publishing requirements to maintain the standard of apps.

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Re:Apple Fires Back at Spotify for Asking for 'Preferential ... by MBCook on Friday July 01, 2016 @10:23PM (#12021096)
That's not the case at all. You only have to pay the 30% IF APPLE HANDLES THE BILLING. Any subscription Spotify sells directly, outside the app, does not give Apple a penny even if that user only ever listens to Spotify on your iOS devices.
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Re:Apple Fires Back at Spotify for Asking for 'Preferential ... by Oletros on Friday July 01, 2016 @04:05PM (#12019265)
Spotify has pulled the signup process in the app
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