Apple, Hey, and the Path Forward

Re:Apple, Hey, and the Path Forward by elldoubleyew on Monday June 22, 2020 @10:57AM (#23600927)

I think they should just go with the Twitch (Amazon) strategy. Allow for IAP for subscriptions, but just factor in the cost of Apples % cut. Still offer the option of paying you directly on your website or whatever for the $99/year, but for people that really want to subscribe through the app they can pay $150/year and have the subscription cancel when they delete the app or whatever

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Re:Apple, Hey, and the Path Forward by thayne on Monday June 22, 2020 @12:06PM (#23601773)

Apple doesn't allow that. Your in-app prices have to match your out-of-app prices. Which would be fine if the cut was like 1-2%. But 30% is a lot.

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Re:Apple, Hey, and the Path Forward by ksec on Monday June 22, 2020 @12:26PM (#23602060)

I dont that is the case any more. At least we have multiple reports that Apple allows that. ( Likely due to legal requirement )

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Re:Apple, Hey, and the Path Forward by thayne on Monday June 22, 2020 @01:32PM (#23603047)

If they allow it now, it's either fairly recent (past couple of years), or they are inconsistent about it.

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Re:Apple, Hey, and the Path Forward by sgerenser on Monday June 29, 2020 @07:59AM (#23676734)

They’ve allowed it since 2011: https://appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/09/apple_backs_down_...

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