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This will be interesting to watch. I think this is a necessary and welcome development - but I also believe it will handicap smaller teams and reward the big pl

This will be interesting to watch. I think this is a necessary and welcome development - but I also believe it will handicap smaller teams and reward the big players. The companies that have the resources to stand up payment systems will do so and reap the benefits, while the smaller teams will likely continue eating the 30%.

bogwog 5y ago
Why? A small developer could use something like Stripe or Paypal to collect payments, and enjoy fees significantly lower than 30%. They wont even need to roll their own auth system, as they could use sign in with Apple. What i dont understand is how this checkout process will look. As I understood it, devs would only be allowed to “steer” users to other payment options. Does this mean they cant include a non-Apple payment SDK in their app? So they’ll need to open a modal browser window to complete the checkout process? If devs cant ship a payments SDK, they’ll be at a disadvantage with Apple Pay, because the checkout experience will always be slightly worse. Maybe most users won’t care?