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I thought you sold subscriptions through your site, and they could then be viewed on the iPhone? Can you purchase your content via in app purchases presently? I

• hallmark 16y ago
  One key point that ryancarson points out in his post (http://thinkvitamin.com/web-industry/why-you-should-fight-apples-subscription-extortion/ http://thinkvitamin.com/web-industry/why-you-should-fight-ap...) is this: ".. publishers may no longer provide links in their apps (to a web site, for example) which allow the customer to purchase content or subscriptions outside of the app." I sort of understand why Apple has this language, in addition to the same-or-better pricing clause. Otherwise, a publisher could effectively circumvent Apple's 30% cut by offering subscriptions at a much cheaper price off the platform and link to the sign-up form from within the app. To prevent these crafty workarounds, Apple needs rules. Unfortunately, SaaS web app developers who create companion iOS apps become collateral damage in Apple's efforts to grab profit from content publishers' subscription revenues. Apple could and should keep the same-or-better pricing constraint and remove the in-app link restriction.