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Cant everyone do the Netflix "trick"? Or will small players get banned for it? https://www.pcmag.com/news/netflix-doesnt-pay-apples-ios-tax-anymore https://www

• rhodysurf 6y ago
  Thats what the Hey! email app tried to do and they got denied by App Review saying users must be able to use the app without paying if there is no payment option in the app.
  • RonanTheGrey 6y ago
    Which is absolutely, positively, pathologically insane behavior. Apple is a DISTRIBUTION platform, it is NOT analogous to the building where a business is housed. They have NO RIGHT to claim 30% of a company's business. If the app is not moving money, Apple has no right to claim a piece of it.
• city41 6y ago
  This is the trick Basecamp tried, and Apple blocked them. It seems you can only get away with the trick if Apple views your app as also being beneficial to them.
  • csharptwdec19 6y ago
    Doubly hilarious considering they are doing the same... Almost envisioning the meeting: A: "Hey, how should we get around giving google a cut?" B: "..." A: "Cool. Let's go ahead and make sure we block that behavior in our system while we're at it."