Re:Dutch watchdog finds Apple App Store payment rules anti-c...
by shagie on Thursday October 07, 2021 @11:46AM
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I believe that this ties in to the "if you create an account, you must be able to delete it" that came out the other day.
If you're using Apple Pay, the subscription is managed by Apple - and deleting a subscription is rather low friction.
With the "Apple can't mandate Apple Pay" that's currently in the winds (and yes, they'll eventually lose it everywhere), in order to maintain the iPhone customer experience, they're mandating that accounts (subscriptions likely) that are created must be able to be deleted easily too.
That is going to be a bit of a challenge to companies that want to have you set up an account, use their payment system, and then make it difficult to unsubscribe.
If you're using Apple Pay, the subscription is managed by Apple - and deleting a subscription is rather low friction.
With the "Apple can't mandate Apple Pay" that's currently in the winds (and yes, they'll eventually lose it everywhere), in order to maintain the iPhone customer experience, they're mandating that accounts (subscriptions likely) that are created must be able to be deleted easily too.
That is going to be a bit of a challenge to companies that want to have you set up an account, use their payment system, and then make it difficult to unsubscribe.