I posted a few days ago that I might switch to a Arcade like platform for Apps, where there’s one price for all you can eat. Then I realized it already exists in Apple One subscriptions. This will be expanded to include 3rd party apps that they create with partners instead of the current free for all. It will likely have consumer, Small Business, and Enterprise tiers but it will be on sub for all access.
It will be the same as for meal delivery services. In the Netherlands few people use credit cards, the app will use a service like iDeal that redirects them to their bank‘s website or app where they log in to make the payment. It will be fine.
That's exactly what they are doing, if it's not Apple doing it, it's not safe dontchaknow?
will likely not close the Apple Store but may very likely change it from the relatively open store that it currently is.
Stupidity at its best, right? Typical apple fanboys answer. They don't know how business work.Thanks Apple for this weekly allowance
Also, curious what a lot of the MacRumors members will say when the US will enforce rules like this / App Store changes. Will they also say “Apple should just walk away from all this. Apple doesn’t need them.” ?
Snark notwithstanding, I think you're correct. Some people have said "ok let them go to web apps instead." Not sure how someone can square that against the security argument. The better argument in favor of the IAP approach is definitely that payment processing and the customer service around it is typically more cumbersome to go alone than what Apple already provides. But I'm not entirely convinced that that's a good enough reason to say "no third party payments at all." I think there's value in having Apple handle that, but not every developer necessarily needs it.
But don’t people do this all the time when purchasing non-digital goods that don’t use Apple’s in app purchase?
Well, Tim Cook and the other upper lemmings are so arrogant, they will play the game till the end. Sadly, their bank accounts are full already and they don’t care for Apple nor for any of its employees. They rather kill Apple and get all unemployed than obey to laws, that’s how the Apple Mafia ticks inside.
Expecting payment for a service is not gross.
Or anyone who buys a non-digital product or service.
This is not America with crappy payment systems. Alloy Everyone uses the minimum safety of VISA and MASTERCARD with online verification and/pin code
That's a separate argument from what they should be charging. The security argument is with regard to whether they should allow third-party payments at all (and personally, I don't think the security argument is necessarily a strong one).
Nope, if you read apples development contracts they provide everything you need to develop apple for a 99$\year. Their commission is for providing the sale as well. Nothing apple have said support this lie.
Maybe you should go check you spam folder to see how many scammers are just waiting for a chance to get you on a fake App Store to buy a counterfeit app while stealing your credit card info or identity. Later you realize that app was spying you banking info and figured out how to empty your account. I know two non tech people I’ve worked with that only had android phones to access the internet. Both had their bank accounts drained and their paychecks snatched on paydays. Shutting the account for a new one didn’t help. They had to move to a credit union that was setup different and while they tried once again, they couldn’t get the money out.
Right. All of those things mentioned apply to all the apps in the store. Yet mega companies like Facebook, Netflix, Amazon, Spotify pay nothing because they don’t use IAP. Also we know the BOM for an iPhone doesn’t come close to the retail price of the phone. Clearly when one buys a $1000 iPhone some of that is going towards software/App Store development and maintenance.
