As I understand it after reading http://quatermain.tumblr.com/post/3345687143/why-are-vendors-annoyed-by-this-iap-thing http://quatermain.tumblr.com/post/334568

As I understand it after reading http://quatermain.tumblr.com/post/3345687143/why-are-vendors-annoyed-by-this-iap-thing http://quatermain.tumblr.com/post/3345687143/why-are-vendors... , there's a big difference: Canonical wants to take 75% of revenue, leaving 25% to Gnome/Banshee. Apple takes 30% of the sales price - the same part a vendor would get, taking away 100% of the revenue.