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I wonder if this will open the floodgate for more apps to offer free trials through the App Store, with an in-app paywall linking to an external payment process
by nsagent 3y ago
I wonder if this will open the floodgate for more apps to offer free trials through the App Store, with an in-app paywall linking to an external payment processor with lower fees. Basically, Apple gets stuck with the obligation to maintain the App Store, while taking a considerably smaller chunk of the overall pie. Might make them rethink the value proposition of a closed ecosystem if they can't recoup enough of the cost for running the store.
- Uvix 3y agoNot sure why that would lead Apple to opening their devices up. I’d first expect Apple to start charging developers fees for bandwidth usage not tied to a purchase.
- londons_explore 3y agoEven if the store bought in no revenue at all, they'd still run it. The existence of the store sells lots of phones.
- HDThoreaun 3y agoI think apple still gets to collect its 30% in this situation. The ruling was that apps can direct to other payment options but apple can still collect the 30% fee. Only way around the fee I see is to have just a general subscription service and tell users to sign up on the website, giving plausible deniability about where the signup came from.