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Why does Basecamp refuse (?) to add the in-app subscription? Is it only to avoid sharing their revenues with Apple or are there other reasons? (sorry I'm not t
by ggregoire 6y ago
Why does Basecamp refuse (?) to add the in-app subscription? Is it only to avoid sharing their revenues with Apple or are there other reasons?
(sorry I'm not that familiar with this topic and didn't follow the whole story)
- jetpackjoe 6y agoThey see it as ransom.
- donmcronald 6y ago30% (then 15% forever) of revenue is a huge amount of money. If Hey thinks they're following the rules and the app got approved the first time, Hey might already be committed to pricing that's going to be hard to change. It could break their business model. It's also really obvious it's nothing more than rent seeking because Apple adds almost no value. The infrastructure for payments, updates, etc. on other platforms is still needed, so I'm sure the only reason they're even using the Apple app store is because it's the only way to distribute their app. 15% of lifetime revenue for Apple to host some update files is a really bad deal. IMHO if Apple approved it "by mistake" the first time they should have just owned the mistake and granted Hey a one-off exemption from the rules.
- drewg123 6y agoI suggested this on the other article about this yesterday: They should just offer an in-app subscription for some absurd price ($1000/year, for example).