Re:Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook's feet to the fire
by grishka on Friday May 21, 2021 @07:05PM
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It also makes it harder to subscribe. You can accidentally tap the fingerprint scanner on the home button, and there were apps that made use of that, but you can't accidentally enter your credit card and then accidentally confirm the transaction with a 2fa code. The payment form alone is a huge deterrent IMO, even if it says "you won't be charged, free trial, cancel anytime".
Re:Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook's feet to the fire
by zerd on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:10PM
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Apple also makes a 30% cut of every scam app, so they're not in a hurry to shut them down.
Re:Judge in Fortnite case holds Tim Cook's feet to the fire
by shagie on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:50PM
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On one hand we've got people saying "apple is too much of a nanny - I want app stores from anyone."
On the other hand, here, we have "apple isn't nanny enough because there's a financial incentive for them."
To what extent are we expecting Apple to audit the terms of subscriptions? And if someone wants to pay $10 a week to get a horoscope reading... ok... they did it with 1-900 numbers yesteryear.
And... apple is doing things about IAP subscriptions from scammy apps. https://www.imore.com/apple-getting-tough-scam-apps-extortio...
However, if the subscription is processed through a third party, then you may have more difficulty with canceling it... but it wasn't bought through the app on the phone.
Additionally, by default, renewal receipts are sent for each subscription and are visible under the purchase history.
If Epic wins and you've got subscriptions set up using payment processors other than Apple, this will make it harder to manage these subscriptions.