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Re:Apple Blocks Coinbase wallet, for not giving them a 30% c... by varispeed on Thursday December 01, 2022 @04:28PM (#33823053)
How do banking apps work on iOS? If my friend sells me his vase and I pay him through banking app making a money transfer, does Apple get 30% cut?
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Re:Apple Blocks Coinbase wallet, for not giving them a 30% c... by ncr100 on Thursday December 01, 2022 @08:24PM (#33825563)
No.

A vase is a tangible real-world product. That falls under the "Apple Pay" contract route, and only if you want to use Apple Pay.

This coinbase thing, afaik, is for a digital product.

Coinbase could workaround all this if they simply launch a web browser to do the purchases, in my view.

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Re:Apple Blocks Coinbase wallet, for not giving them a 30% c... by varispeed on Friday December 02, 2022 @04:15AM (#33828409)
How would Apple know it wasn't just the picture of the vase? Would they scan my private messages between my friend to determine that?
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