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Is this not an agreeable solution? No, it's not. Let's ignore Apple's behavior on other platforms, and look at a whole class of apps this excludes. If I have
by protomyth 6y ago
Is this not an agreeable solution?
No, it's not. Let's ignore Apple's behavior on other platforms, and look at a whole class of apps this excludes. If I have an app for a college that requires a student to have paid tuition before using then I am in the same boat as Hey if I don't have some way to allow them to pay tuition over the app. That's just nuts. Apps that enhance services that are already being delivered by other means should be allowed without Apple trying to get a cut. Frankly, the only reason these apps are even going through the App Store because direct downloads are disallowed. Apple's workaround doesn't benefit anyone but Apple.
- etchalon 6y agoI would argue it benefits the customer, who can now download an app and use it for free.
- protomyth 6y agoBut they aren't getting an actual experience. They are getting some crapfest the company has put together to satisfy some idea Apple had about how they should run their business. The app is a distraction and won't really be anything more than that since the company's priority is the actual paid service. It lessens the platform and creates a bunch of advertising-ware as opposed to function apps.