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No, that's what we did. But it did not work. If you are thinking about Netflix or Kindle App, 1.14 of the "App Store Review Guidelines" says: "Apps can read or

No, that's what we did. But it did not work. If you are thinking about Netflix or Kindle App, 1.14 of the "App Store Review Guidelines" says: "Apps can read or play approved content (specifically magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, and video) that is subscribed to or purchased outside of the App, as long as there is no button or external link in the App to purchase the approved content. Apple will not receive any portion of the revenues for approved content that is subscribed to or purchased outside of the App." So that applies to only magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music, and video subscription/content services. "Cloud Storage" is not included in the list. This is what was told to us by the Apple guy who we were talking to.

zapdrive 14y ago
TYPO: That was clause 11.14, not 1.14.
loumf 14y ago
I use apps connected to pay SaaS services (Concur, SalesForce) -- the apps are free with no IAP, but my company pays a lot for them. Yammer has pay services and a free iOS app with no IAP. I think if you look for them, you will see tons of apps like this that are the front-end to a SaaS service (not content) -- why is yours any different?
- zapdrive 14y ago
  Well, thats another thing we are exploring. If a third party developer makes an App "ZapDrive Browser" using our API and does not link to the website, that should be ok. Because, technically, they can not offer IAP, since they can't do it in first place. Its like developers using Dropbox API in their Apps, as long as they don't point to Dropbox, they are approved.
  - loumf 14y ago
    My apps are from Salesforce, Yammer and Concur -- not third parties. I would bet there are 100's or 1000's of apps like this -- just look at the EMR space: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drchrono-emr/id363897223?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drchrono-emr/id363897223?mt=8 Your way is another, but I think unnecessary. You might have a bad reviewer -- collect 50 examples like the above and ask why you are different.
    - zapdrive 14y ago
      Thats a good point you raise. But at the end, there is the ultimate reason that Apple has: "Just because other Apps are doing this, does not mean you can do this too." I think they have put "cloud storage" into a category, that has to offer IAP. Since they made Dropbox and Google Drive offer IAPs already, they expect every new entrant to follow in line. I am sure they will start targeting other SaaS markets as well.

zapdrive 14y ago

TYPO: That was clause 11.14, not 1.14.

loumf 14y ago

I use apps connected to pay SaaS services (Concur, SalesForce) -- the apps are free with no IAP, but my company pays a lot for them. Yammer has pay services and a free iOS app with no IAP. I think if you look for them, you will see tons of apps like this that are the front-end to a SaaS service (not content) -- why is yours any different?

zapdrive 14y ago
Well, thats another thing we are exploring. If a third party developer makes an App "ZapDrive Browser" using our API and does not link to the website, that should be ok. Because, technically, they can not offer IAP, since they can't do it in first place. Its like developers using Dropbox API in their Apps, as long as they don't point to Dropbox, they are approved.
- loumf 14y ago
  My apps are from Salesforce, Yammer and Concur -- not third parties. I would bet there are 100's or 1000's of apps like this -- just look at the EMR space: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drchrono-emr/id363897223?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drchrono-emr/id363897223?mt=8 Your way is another, but I think unnecessary. You might have a bad reviewer -- collect 50 examples like the above and ask why you are different.
  - zapdrive 14y ago
    Thats a good point you raise. But at the end, there is the ultimate reason that Apple has: "Just because other Apps are doing this, does not mean you can do this too." I think they have put "cloud storage" into a category, that has to offer IAP. Since they made Dropbox and Google Drive offer IAPs already, they expect every new entrant to follow in line. I am sure they will start targeting other SaaS markets as well.