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What's going to get really interesting is seeing where Apple draw the line with "subscription apps". The Rhapsody and Magazine apps of this world seem fairly c
by ajg1977 16y ago
What's going to get really interesting is seeing where Apple draw the line with "subscription apps".
The Rhapsody and Magazine apps of this world seem fairly clear cut. Kindle is somewhat less so (since books aren't a subscription service - something most blogs seem to miss). But what about these "Go to my PC", Salesforce.com, or other SaaS sites that basically provide free iOS apps for expensive subscription plans? Are these companies now all going to start adding in-app sign-up options and paying Apple a cut?
- minalecs 16y agoamazon offers magazine subscription for kindle. Besides, I think Apple has been known to ignore or allow exceptions. For these SAAS companies, I imagine Apple will allow them to slide, but by their own terms.. it sounds like they shouldn't. I think their only main concerns are profiting from companies that compete directly with Apple revenue streams, music, movies, and books.
- jcurbo 16y agoKindle magazine subscriptions are only available for the Kindle hardware itself, IIRC.
- nedrichards 16y agoThey are now offered in the Android Kindle application as well.
- jkincaid 16y agoActually it does affect the Kindle and other non-subscription apps, as confirmed in this report: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9209580/Apple_s_new_App_Store_rules_affect_Amazon_s_Kindle http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9209580/Apple_s_new_A...