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Re:Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out o... by gecko on Friday June 19, 2020 @08:05AM (#23573528)
They did—or at least, are trying to. The issue is Apple is saying, based on unwritten rules, that Netflix is allowed to do it, while Hey isn’t. And that’s the crux of the problem
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Re:Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out o... by MoroCode on Friday June 19, 2020 @08:17AM (#23573665)
The reason Netflix is allowed to do it is because they are classified as a reader app

> if an app is a way to exclusively consume content purchased elsewhere, like songs or movies or podcasts, they don't have to have in-app purchases.

According to apple an exclusive email client is not classified as a reader app and so they are forced to offer in app purchases. The guidelines are super confusing and in my opinion pretty crap but it's not a case of favouritism or giving special exemptions to Netflix for example

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Re:Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out o... by imtringued on Friday June 19, 2020 @08:13AM (#23573619)
Read the article and Guideline 3.1.3(a). The rules aren't unwritten. Stop making things up.
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Re:Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out o... by philistine on Friday June 19, 2020 @08:09AM (#23573570)
I’m looking forward to Apple having to argue in front of a legislative body why streaming services are given a different treatment than any other software.
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