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And what if the payment is outside of the app through Safari? And then takes the user back to the app?
by xigency 5y ago
And what if the payment is outside of the app through Safari? And then takes the user back to the app?
- stirlo 5y agoOr just loads a in app web view on the payment screen that 99% of users don’t even notice
- Fogest 5y agoIsn't that how Epic essentially did it when they server side added their own payment option in the Fortnite app? That is what led to them being removed.
- IshKebab 5y agoThat was before this injunction.
- kelnos 5y agoSince the ruling concludes that Apple would still be entitled to a 30% cut in that case (just it's harder for Apple to collect), I imagine Apple could reject that app update on the grounds that the developer hasn't added provisions to track purchases made in that manner so they can later pony up to Apple.
- GeekyBear 5y agoThe HoagLaw video covers this in the first ten minutes. From the Judge's ruling: >Even in the absence of IAP, Apple could still charge a commission on developers. It would simply be more difficult for Apple to collect that commission. So, Hollywood math could find a new venue?
- simondotau 5y agoPossibly. Though it's basically the same math that game developers have used since forever to calculate Epic's royalties for Unreal Engine. Or to calculate license fees for physical copies of PlayStation video games.
- behnamoh 5y agoIf I understand this correctly, this basically gives Apple the control over what goes "inside" the browsers on their platform, which is super disturbing.