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The rule was 11.13 of the Apple App Store Review Guidelines: 11.13 Apps can read or play approved content (magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, video) t

The rule was 11.13 of the Apple App Store Review Guidelines: 11.13 Apps can read or play approved content (magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, video) that is sold outside of the app, for which Apple will not receive any portion of the revenues, provided that the same content is also offered in the app using IAP at the same price or less than it is offered outside the app. This applies to both purchased content and subscriptions. The same-price rule was revoked in 2011 after legal challenges from newspapers & magazines. It was replaced with a rule that doesn't allow linking to any websites within the app. https://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/09/apple-reverses-course-on-in-app-subscriptions/ https://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/09/apple-reverses-course-o... As of 2020, rule 3.1.3(a) also does not allow you to recommend in any public business communications using payment methods other than Apple: "you agree not to directly or indirectly target iOS users to use a purchasing method other than in-app purchase, and your general communications about other purchasing methods are not designed to discourage use of in-app purchase." https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/

scarface74 6y ago
So we are talking about something that has happened since 2011. Let’s do a thought experiment. Try selling something in a Best Buy and asking them will they allow you to publicize in Best Buy that you can get a lower price if you buy from their website. How do you think that will work out?
- SyneRyder 6y ago
  Perfectly fine. This is why the MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price - or RRP, Recommended Retail Price, is common practice. The manufacturer publishes the suggested price on the box itself, so if a store tries overpricing by 30%, you know just by looking at the box that you're paying more than you should and should shop elsewhere. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/manufacturers-suggested-retail-price-msrp.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/manufacturers-suggested...
  - scarface74 6y ago
    Well, the App Store shows manufacturer suggested price. A manufacturer still doesn’t get to advertise the wholesale price nor do they get to advertise that you can get it cheaper somewhere else. I fail to see how the MSRP is relevant. The question was quite simple. Can I sell an item in Best Buy or GameStop and advertise in their store that a customer can get it cheaper online?
    - LamaOfRuin 6y ago
      The App store advertises the app store price. Your entire line of reasoning seems ridiculous to me, but even granting most of your premise, the wholesale price would be the price companies sell their software at with bulk discounts (purchasing 100+ seats instead of 1). What ancestors are referring to are the single unit sales price set by a company absent outside pricing interference by Apple, which is absolutely the MSRP equivalent.
      - scarface74 6y ago
        What ridiculous premise? Can I go into any retail store and mark my product with the wholesale price and advertise the “tax” the retailer charged for letting me sell it in the store? Words Mean Things. A “tax” is a government imposed fee. A wholesale price is the price that a manufacturer sells a product to a retailer. Every retailer has a markup from the price that they get a product from a consumer. Do you think retailers don’t make a profit from the goods they sell in their store? When did the MSRP not include a margin for the reseller? Why would a retailer sell a product without any margin? You realize that everything you buy from a store has “pricing interference” from the retailer don’t you?
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        LamaOfRuin 6y ago
        I'm just going to go ahead and assume your posts on this are intentionally obtuse. If not, try considering how the situations might be differentiated and why that might make your chosen analogues of wholesale vs retail might be flawed. Have fun with all your posts on this story.

scarface74 6y ago

So we are talking about something that has happened since 2011. Let’s do a thought experiment. Try selling something in a Best Buy and asking them will they allow you to publicize in Best Buy that you can get a lower price if you buy from their website. How do you think that will work out?

SyneRyder 6y ago
Perfectly fine. This is why the MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price - or RRP, Recommended Retail Price, is common practice. The manufacturer publishes the suggested price on the box itself, so if a store tries overpricing by 30%, you know just by looking at the box that you're paying more than you should and should shop elsewhere. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/manufacturers-suggested-retail-price-msrp.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/manufacturers-suggested...
- scarface74 6y ago
  Well, the App Store shows manufacturer suggested price. A manufacturer still doesn’t get to advertise the wholesale price nor do they get to advertise that you can get it cheaper somewhere else. I fail to see how the MSRP is relevant. The question was quite simple. Can I sell an item in Best Buy or GameStop and advertise in their store that a customer can get it cheaper online?
  - LamaOfRuin 6y ago
    The App store advertises the app store price. Your entire line of reasoning seems ridiculous to me, but even granting most of your premise, the wholesale price would be the price companies sell their software at with bulk discounts (purchasing 100+ seats instead of 1). What ancestors are referring to are the single unit sales price set by a company absent outside pricing interference by Apple, which is absolutely the MSRP equivalent.
    - scarface74 6y ago
      What ridiculous premise? Can I go into any retail store and mark my product with the wholesale price and advertise the “tax” the retailer charged for letting me sell it in the store? Words Mean Things. A “tax” is a government imposed fee. A wholesale price is the price that a manufacturer sells a product to a retailer. Every retailer has a markup from the price that they get a product from a consumer. Do you think retailers don’t make a profit from the goods they sell in their store? When did the MSRP not include a margin for the reseller? Why would a retailer sell a product without any margin? You realize that everything you buy from a store has “pricing interference” from the retailer don’t you?
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      - LamaOfRuin 6y ago
        I'm just going to go ahead and assume your posts on this are intentionally obtuse. If not, try considering how the situations might be differentiated and why that might make your chosen analogues of wholesale vs retail might be flawed. Have fun with all your posts on this story.