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Telegram are the ones hosting the posts in this case.

• bdcravens 4y ago
  Most apps have an API they use. Apple hosts the binaries to be installed, and hosts the payment APIs if they are use IAP. Perhaps it could be argued that each service that Apple provides should be billed separately.
  • saghm 4y ago
    This ignores the point that companies are required to use the App store to host the app and do payments though; I think plenty of companies would prefer to distribute the app and process payments externally to avoid the fee, but it's not feasible to provide apps to users any other way, and any external payment options are both not allowed to be communicated to users within the apps and not allowed to cost less than they do from within the app (making it impossible to pass the 30% on to users). Taking a cut of payments facilitated by your platform is a business model; forcing people to use your platform and then insisting on payment for your work is a protection racket.
    • bdcravens 4y ago
      So open platform, and Apple can charge whatever they want?
      • redeeman 4y ago
        yes, allow installs outside of appstores, and allow people to make their own appstores, and yes, apple can charge what they want?