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The bigger issue, is that the current 'in app purchase' system is mandated by Apple to be the only way purchases can be made for your app. Apple licensed this
by JoeCortopassi 15y ago
The bigger issue, is that the current 'in app purchase' system is mandated by Apple to be the only way purchases can be made for your app.
Apple licensed this technology, mandated it on it's developers, then failed to mention that it required a separate fee to be paid to a third party for use. How is this not getting more notice? Lodsys is evil, no doubt, but what Apple did right there is shady as heck.
- schrototo 15y agoI can't imagine that Apple would willfully put its entire app ecosystem at risk like that.
- bigiain 15y agoMakes their recent destruction of competing iOS ebook apps even more insidious... "We'll require you to sell everything via in app purchases at 30% commission to us, even though we know the industry standard gross margin comes out to exactly that 30% we're going to take off you. Oh, and we're not going to tell you about the patent we've got a licence for which means you're going to owe somebody else another 0.575% as well. Good luck making a living on that." Thanks Apple... You're making the decision about whether to invest my time in iOS app development for my clients a lot easier... HTML5 mobile webapps FTW...