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Re:Apple is facing rage from developers over the commission ... by csunbird on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @10:57AM (#23552177)
The approval and screening process were not adequate and stuff like this were always happening. Google still thought they are entitled to get 30 percent.

I am not sure how or when it has improved but my trust was breached and it was not restored still today. There are a lot of junk/fearmongering/placebo applications in Play Store, e.g. "RAM Cleaner" or random "Anti Virus" applications.

Apple should relax their requirements, sure, but I am really willing to stick to the Apple store to prevent stuff like this.

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Re:Apple is facing rage from developers over the commission ... by arvinsim on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @11:34AM (#23552651)
How would you propose Apple "relax their requirements"?
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Re:Apple is facing rage from developers over the commission ... by csunbird on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @11:43AM (#23552740)
For example, the strict "All purchasing/subscription offers made in the app should be from Apple Store" should be changed to "You are allowed to inform your customers that there are other ways of subscribing, but you have to offer the same options through the app".

I understand this clause is there to protect customers from shady apps that try to trick customers to pay for non relevant things (e.g. app asking people to purchase something else to activate the app outside of app store), while it is too convenient for Apple to guarantee that they will get their cut.

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