Apple Music on Android asks user's card details to avoid Google's 30% cut

Re:Apple Music on Android asks user's card details to avoid ... by Aaargh20318 on Friday August 14, 2020 @01:11AM (#24153848)

> I feel w.r.t app stores, Google is User-centric, but Apple is Apple-Centric at the expense of their customers.

There are enough shady apps, especially games, on both stores already without them asking you to enter your credit card details. At least with the current system you can set up parental controls.

I think allowing apps to process their own payments is a recipe for disaster and will open up the floodgates for apps, especially games, trying to trick kids into purchasing expensive in-app crap.

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Re:Apple Music on Android asks user's card details to avoid ... by arsome on Friday August 14, 2020 @01:18AM (#24153912)

Wouldn't that make it harder for kids to buy crap instead of easier? Parental controls or not if they have access to the card then they know exactly what they're doing and can go about it in any number of ways. The main issue here is single button purchases, not full CC entry.

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Re:Apple Music on Android asks user's card details to avoid ... by the_hoser on Friday August 14, 2020 @01:20AM (#24153934)

While we're at it, let's not let websites process payments either. Or retailers. Or restaurants. Or anyone. Apple knows best, right?

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Re:Apple Music on Android asks user's card details to avoid ... by francislavoie on Friday August 14, 2020 @01:18AM (#24153913)

It's not just about payment processing, it's about the size of the fees.

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