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Re:Audiobooks on Spotify: Here's the full story by amerkhalid on Thursday October 27, 2022 @04:24PM (#33363516)
Honestly, after getting screwed over by so many companies making one jump through so many hoops to cancel a subscription, I rather have Apple's way.

Perhaps when law or credit card processors force companies to provide an easy way to cancel a service, as easy as it was to sign up for it, then I can worry about competition in IAP space.

Re:Audiobooks on Spotify: Here's the full story by waboremo on Thursday October 27, 2022 @05:51PM (#33364529)
That already exists, if all hell breaks loose for some reason you can talk to your credit card company and request that subscription be stopped. Asking for a new card does the same. Chargebacks also exist and is actually a handy way to get your account removed entirely as lots of companies hate chargebacks.

Also both Visa and Mastercard have their own rules that apply to subscription services, for example Visa requires services that allow signing up for a subscription to be easily cancelled online. So if you run into great issues there, call up Visa!

Re:Audiobooks on Spotify: Here's the full story by alexvoda on Friday October 28, 2022 @06:28AM (#33369652)
Nobody is stopping you from using Apple IAP.

The difference being discussed is between <Apple enforcing Apple IAP as one of the options for IAP> and <Apple enforcing Apple IAP as the ONLY option and banning any communication on the subject>.