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Because physical goods is not digital. Why shouldn't they be able to choose what they charge for? They probably feel that their role is much less important when

Because physical goods is not digital. Why shouldn't they be able to choose what they charge for? They probably feel that their role is much less important when the service is delivered outside the phone. Makes sense to me. But if they wanted to do it the other way around, or only charge for things before noon, it would be up to them.

coder543 5y ago
Because the warning is about the payment method, not how tangible the goods are. You can directly add credit cards to the Uber app on iPhone, completely outside the normal Apple payment flow. Apple doesn't require Uber to provide an obnoxious full-page modal warning that is intended to discourage people from adding a credit card to their app. This kind of double standard reveals the true nature of this warning dialog, which is just retaliation against the app makers who wanted outside payment methods and the regulators who agreed. Otherwise, Apple would have already required Uber to add such a dialog.
- Grustaf 5y ago
  Physical goods have never been paid for with in-app purchases, so nobody will expect Apple to handle that, and nobody will blame them if things go wrong.
  - coder543 5y ago
    I still don't understand why the blame would be any different if something goes wrong with a dating app (as in the Netherlands) versus something going wrong with virtual events that also aren't held in the app, but require the use of Apple Pay, versus physical goods, which don't require Apple Pay. I think most customers are happy to assign blame to Apple regardless, since the app went through Apple's hand curated App Store. That may be illogical in the case of physical goods, but I've seen people assign blame for far less. It's also still illogical in the case of virtual events, even though those use Apple's IAP system and 30% cut now.

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Because physical goods is not digital. Why shouldn't they be able to choose what they charge for? They probably feel that their role is much less important when

by Grustaf 5y ago

coder543 5y ago
Because the warning is about the payment method, not how tangible the goods are. You can directly add credit cards to the Uber app on iPhone, completely outside the normal Apple payment flow. Apple doesn't require Uber to provide an obnoxious full-page modal warning that is intended to discourage people from adding a credit card to their app. This kind of double standard reveals the true nature of this warning dialog, which is just retaliation against the app makers who wanted outside payment methods and the regulators who agreed. Otherwise, Apple would have already required Uber to add such a dialog.
- Grustaf 5y ago
  Physical goods have never been paid for with in-app purchases, so nobody will expect Apple to handle that, and nobody will blame them if things go wrong.
  - coder543 5y ago
    I still don't understand why the blame would be any different if something goes wrong with a dating app (as in the Netherlands) versus something going wrong with virtual events that also aren't held in the app, but require the use of Apple Pay, versus physical goods, which don't require Apple Pay. I think most customers are happy to assign blame to Apple regardless, since the app went through Apple's hand curated App Store. That may be illogical in the case of physical goods, but I've seen people assign blame for far less. It's also still illogical in the case of virtual events, even though those use Apple's IAP system and 30% cut now.