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Re:Does Facebook pay Apple 30% of revenue derived from ads m... by freedomben on Thursday August 27, 2020 @04:31PM (#24298304)
It sounds like Apple is trying to close a loop hole around paying the 30% for app purchase. For example, you could make the app "free" but then unlock with in-app purchase, which would skirt the 30% fee.

I think Apple is absolutely abusive and I would love for that to be stopped, but this doesn't sound malicious to me on the surface.

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Re:Does Facebook pay Apple 30% of revenue derived from ads m... by hbosch on Thursday August 27, 2020 @05:23PM (#24298846)
> For example, you could make the app "free" but then unlock with in-app purchase, which would skirt the 30% fee.

Lots of apps do this, and they are not exempt from the 30% fee. Basically paywalling an existing part of your app is exactly what the 30% from IAP is for.

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