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Re:Apple rejects Valve’s Steam Link game streaming app over ... by danso on Friday May 25, 2018 @08:38AM (#17153010)
Why is the Amazon Store app not subject to the Apple fee? I’ve always bought stuff via browser and Amazon.com
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Re:Apple rejects Valve’s Steam Link game streaming app over ... by signal11 on Friday May 25, 2018 @08:47AM (#17153106)
The Amazon store app doesn't sell anything which might compete with iBooks or the iTunes store, i.e. - no digital books, music or movies.

In my other comment on this thread I've pointed out how this creates hilariously bad UX for iOS users.

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Re:Apple rejects Valve’s Steam Link game streaming app over ... by matwood on Friday May 25, 2018 @08:59AM (#17153197)
As I edited above, it looks like Amazon changed this (or maybe it was always like that since I always use the website). According the Apple documentation though, a user should be allowed to bypass IAP for purchases that will be consumed outside the application. See:

https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#in-...

https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#phy...

Admittedly it has been a few years since I was deeply in iOS development dealing with this.

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