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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by douglaswlance on Thursday August 13, 2020 @12:14PM (#24144930)
>If they keep Fortnite on the App Store, they're going to need to make a rule change to allow alternative payment methods within apps.

That is already allowed. It's a common misconception.

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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by mrpippy on Thursday August 13, 2020 @12:20PM (#24145012)
No, alternate payment methods are not allowed for selling digital goods.
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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by judge2020 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @12:32PM (#24145194)
This is only true for physical goods. Digital goods that will affect the app must go through in-app purchases.
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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by Wowfunhappy on Thursday August 13, 2020 @12:17PM (#24144978)
It is? For digital purchases?
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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by samcat116 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:06PM (#24147029)
Amazon has a special exception for Prime video[0].

[0]: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21203294/amazon-prime-vide...

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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by Wowfunhappy on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:19PM (#24147189)
Right, and Epic doesn't. I think this hurts Apple's case if anything, because it means App Store rules do not apply equally!
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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by joezydeco on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:27PM (#24147331)
It was an exception granted to streaming video apps starting back in 2016. Amazon Prime is just the newest entry.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/1/21203630/apple-amazon-prim...

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