ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Mafia extortion'

Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by gshulegaard on Friday October 09, 2020 @02:50PM (#24733096)

I somewhat disagree. I think the gold standard would have been for Fortnite to simply increase the prices of IAP purchases on iOS devices to pass the 30% on to consumers who choose to use iOS IAP.

I can't seem to find a rule that says pricing must be the same for IAP as elsewhere in current guidelines:

https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#sub...

That seems like the best of both worlds in the sense that as a user you can choose to purchase in iOS for convenience or go to Fortnite elsewhere and purchase there for cheaper. This move just seems like Epic wanted to pick a fight, they weren't actually interested in offsetting the Apple cut.

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Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by ocdtrekkie on Friday October 09, 2020 @04:55PM (#24734339)

I think there's something inherently unethical about Apple making it against the rules to let people know they're paying more to buy it on Apple though.

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Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by vlozko on Friday October 09, 2020 @05:40PM (#24734712)

That’s like Apple selling their watches in a Target store and on their box advertise lower priced wrist bands on apple.com on the box. No way would Target tolerate that.

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Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by inopinatus on Friday October 09, 2020 @06:13PM (#24734962)

I think it's more like Target dictating what marketing materials may not appear inside the box, because this happens after you already have the app.

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Re:ProtonMail CEO calls Apple's forced in-app purchases 'Maf... by punitxsmart on Friday October 09, 2020 @06:17PM (#24734984)

Lower price on apple.com ? Hahaha...good one!

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