I didn’t choose to allow stealth price increases, so your hypothetical doesn’t apply.
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Apple Now Letting Developers Automatically Charge for Some Subscription Price Increases
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well first of all u cannot really do that on ios ,be it ipad os or ios on iphones
secondly,there are many apps which arent available through anything but the app store....unless you use cracks maybe.
At the same time, if you are paying for a $100/year app that can now go to $150, I still call that steep.
"Apple says that it will always notify users of the pricing increase in advance, via email, push notification, and a message within the app. Apple will also provide instructions on how to view, manage, and cancel subscriptions."
There is no stealth. If you intentionally choose to put blinders on and ignore emails/messages that's your choice and decision. It's about being an adult and taking personal responsibility for your actions/inactions.
Don't like the policy? No problem. Step up with a wee bit of personal responsibility and change tech brands.
There's a million threads about forcing Apple to give control to devs, to stop being control freaks, to change the App Store to be more open and loosen the controls... and yet when they make steps to do just that, by doing this type of thing, the same people whinging about Apple control everything and walled garden blah blah that are whinging about this and are in uproar. You guys should wait and see what it will eventually turn into with really opening stuff up like they're in the process of being forced to do. Talk about turkeys voting for Christmas.
Apple is only in the situation they're in because they are the platform with apps. And to protect those apps, they need to protect their developers.
You will be notified of the price increase. You can then choose to opt-out.It is not opt out if i'm not notified that i should consider opting out. No matter how you put it. They added an extra step that has no justification with the exception of fleecing their customers.
As for the UK, I'm thinking it will go more consumer hostile with BRExit
Yes developers do want to fleece their customers, that’s why many of them have gone the subscription route in the first place. And the regulatory direction is to loosen Apple’s control over the consumer. This is just the sort of thing that’ll happen as regulators force Apple’s hand.
Perhaps. But that is still less $5/mo. A $200/yr app can also only go to $250.
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Yes, it is (I edited my post to correct). Misread that $100/yr part as $100/mo. Granted the example cited is arguably at the boundary case for the largest possible increase.
I don't necessarily agree with the change either way, but lets be real here. There is nothing stealth about receiving multiple notifications via multiple methods about the changes. Talk about hyperbole.
Such things are not allowed in the EU, they will hit the wall here, cell phone carriers and magazine publishers tried this once and got heavily slapped.
Tried what though? None of subscriptions I hold here, in the EU, other than how the App Store works before the change, gives me an easy opt out. They tell me they put the prices up, when they do, and I continue or not. As I said, I dont have an opinion either way, but all they have done is change how you can opt out, nothing else. They have made it a touch harder, but its certainly not any obstacle, its no different from any other non apple store app subscription, and there is nothing stealthy going on.
I'm not sure what you're thinking to be honest.
You will see the lawsuit coming soon enough that will make you believe.
Lawsuit? Why? Did you read the article?
Judging from your post history you have been a vocal proponent of this type of 'free the developer of Apples grip' move - so I would think you should support this type of derestriction on Apples part. Unless it's just you don't really know what you want other than you just want Apple to burn. I suspect the latter.
Wait and see it happening, it will…
Heh funny your interpretation of my previous posts. The last thing I will support is a feature solely made to milk consumers.
It'll probably be difficult to demonstrate harm if you've been given plenty of notice of the price increase and been able to cancel penalty free.
Correct me if I'm wrong but PayPal needs you to agree to any subscription price change if true than it's certainly a better payment provider than Apple.
No idea, I’ve never used PayPal for subscriptions but PayPal isn’t the only payment provider.