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> Apple said that sign-in only apps are allowed for business services, but not consumer products. So... Netflix is now a business app and not a consumer app..?
by tw04 6y ago
> Apple said that sign-in only apps are allowed for business services, but not consumer products.
So... Netflix is now a business app and not a consumer app..? Whaaaaaat?
- black_puppydog 6y agoYou don't spend your office hours on netflix and your evenings in your email client?!
- juandazapata 6y agoTell me about Spotify!
- cavisne 6y agoApparently the distinction is that Netflix is a "Reader" app, whatever that means.
- threeseed 6y agoIt means that the value does not lie solely in the app itself. Apple also doesn't charge for Uber, Ticketek, Deliveroo, Grubhub etc.
- syshum 6y agoSeems to me then it would apply to this app as well, as the value of the app is the Email Client and their Workflows which are server side The email client is just a interface for the server product just like Netflix, Uber or any of the others
- threeseed 6y agoYou're completely dismissing the value of end user experience. Which is kind of odd given that BaseCamp's main point of differentiation is the experience. It's akin to saying all cars are the same because they have 4 wheels and an engine.
- ummonk 6y agoI would argue the distinction there would be that you're subscribing to a general web service rather than a specific app, and that the app is just one of the ways to access the service. But that doesn't really explain what is going on here, since the same should apply to Hey.
- sureshv 6y agoApple (via the app store) has never charged for physical goods and services only virtual (bits) - e.g. ebooks, game coins, etc. Uber, Deliveroo, and Grubhub are not delivering virtual goods.
- darksaints 6y agoThe difference is one of power. Netflix could be make or break for apple customers. Hey is not.
- iphone_elegance 6y agoProbably legal ramifications as well due to Apple competing with netflix