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The judge ruled that it is ok for Apple to set and enforce their App Store guidelines. Remember that. Apple nuked Epic for running an unauthorized payment pro
by OldHand2018 5y ago
The judge ruled that it is ok for Apple to set and enforce their App Store guidelines. Remember that. Apple nuked Epic for running an unauthorized payment processing flow. And it was ok.
Apple is now forced to allow other payment processors into their ecosystem. But there is nothing in that ruling that says Apple can't make guidelines on payment processors and that Apple can't enforce them.
You had better believe that Apple is going to make a bunch of "consumer friendly" rules about transparency, data privacy, refunds, subscription cancellations, etc. And they are going to enforce them with no mercy, because the judge said that it is legal.
Also, don't be surprised if the "Free with in-app purchase" apps now have to pay Apple for bandwidth at whatever the prevailing AWS/Azure egress charges are. But that will be waived for using the Apple payment processor.
- syspec 5y agoApple is not forced to allow other payment systems. News outlets got that wrong in their initial reading.
- OldHand2018 5y agoThanks for the update - I did not realize that :)
- nickflood 5y agoYep, Apple exploits holes in everything. Remember when Europe tried to introduce one charging port standard? Apple got around it by selling the shittiest most flimsy and easily broken microUSB to Lightning adapter known to man. If Apple can give EU such a middle finger, you better believe the third-party payment link ruling will have every hole in it exploited to the fullest to preserve revenue and show app developers their place. And Epic will be sscrewedwith even more, including Unreal for Apple's platforms. But I feel like these IT monopolies won't hold for more than 30-50 years.