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Re:Stripe – Apple Pay by malchow on Monday October 20, 2014 @02:24PM (#8483674)
How long can Apple maintain this somewhat fictional dichotomy? 30% App Store / 2% Apple Pay. It's a HUGE delta.
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Re:Stripe – Apple Pay by Angostura on Monday October 20, 2014 @05:19PM (#8484571)
With one Apple is providing the payment method. For the other Apple is providing payment method, distribution channel and store.
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Re:Stripe – Apple Pay by giovannibajo1 on Monday October 20, 2014 @06:02PM (#8484788)
Actually, IAPs needs to be hosted and served by developers (contrary to standard app distribution). If the app sells virtual credits, it's not a problem; but if it sells data (e.g.: offline maps) then it might be one. Apple is not providing help there, they're only handling the financial transaction, and storing receipts of past purchases (so that apps can offer a button to reactivate past purchases).
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Re:Stripe – Apple Pay by coob on Monday October 20, 2014 @06:16PM (#8484835)
That's not the case, Apple now hosts downloadable data (as of iOS 6 IIRC).
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