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Spotify Submits iOS App Update With Out-of-App Purchase Options
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Expect the same idiots to complain that Apple is killing Open Source/Freeware on the platforms. "Apple makes adjustments" Then the same idiots crying "Why should I pay for Open Sources crapware!!!". Need evidence. Go back through this forum.
How about allowing users to manage their subscription within the app instead of having to go to the website.
Oh my sweet summer child
And Apple starts charging all of these companies with “free” apps download fees in 3…2…1…
How is this going to help customers? Developers will pocket the difference and Apple will raise prices on devices to make up for the lost revenue. Customers lose.
This. A thousand times this. My kingdom to the tech journalist who asks Spotify’s CEO that question.
This ruling means Apple can’t anymore, they are enjoined from adding any kind of barriers or fees outside of the App Store.
Unless you mean like charging for dev programs or increasing apple care or something like that instead.
But they can add them for all apps. Which is what I’m worried about - massive greedy companies get a win but everyone else loses.
You got it wrong.
Apple always wanting leech off third-party developers - for a streaming service Apple do not provide or deliver.
And it's coming to an end (for now).
For starters:
The Spotify app is now able to conveniently point consumers to the place where they can subscribe.
This definitely helps consumers.
It's a win.
Question is: How?
How, without (eventually) losing themselves?
Could they charge higher developer fees or abandon free downloads on the App Store? Or higher prices on devices?
Maybe. Probably. That is only going to foster their reputation as the Greedy company.
Apple's App Store business model in a nutshell:
"Massive greedy company (Apple) charging £££ but everyone else loses."
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Is Spotify going to lower the price to account for the reduction? No.
So consumers don’t really win. Making Apple allow a “Sign up on: Spotify.com” and giving them a commission for helping facilitate a sale would have achieved the same thing without trampling IP rights.
Great news!!
Spotify today submitted an app update to Apple that will include information on Spotify plan costs and options to subscribe through weblinks without using the in-app purchase system. Spotify will not need to pay a fee to Apple when customers subscribe to the service using alternate payment methods in the Spotify app.
In a blog post announcing the changes, Spotify said that yesterday's ruling "delivers the benefits that all consumers deserve around the world," calling it a great day for Spotify users in the United States. Here's what Spotify says consumers will be able to do in the updated Spotify app:
Spotify said that it's "absurd" that it hasn't been able to offer these "basic services" to customers prior to now, and that "meaningful parts of Apple's anticompetitive barriers" have now been addressed, a change that is "long overdue."
- Can finally see how much something costs in our app, including pricing details on subscriptions and information about promotions that will save money;
- Can click a link to purchase the subscription of choice, upgrading from a Free account to one of our Premium plans;
- Can seamlessly click the link and easily change Premium subscriptions from Individual to a Student, Duo, or Family plan;
- Can use other payment options beyond just Apple's payment system--we provide a wider range of options on our website; and
- Going forward, this opens the door to other seamless buying opportunities that will directly benefit creators (think easy-to-purchase audiobooks)
According to Spotify, the decision could "unlock real opportunities for creators building their business and sharing their art with fans through Spotify." Publishers will soon be able to sell their audiobooks through the Spotify platform, for example.
Spotify, Epic Games, Patreon, and other app developers are submitting updates to the App Store with external purchase options. Apple has been ordered to allow developers to add links to external purchase options with no fee, "effective immediately."
Article Link: Spotify Submits iOS App Update With Out-of-App Purchase Options
With all the saving from 30% cupertino tax they can afford an increase...
So now all apps are FREE! With "web site purchases" for features. Where's the balance? Maybe Apple charges developers a flat fee based on numbers of downloads.
Thank you! More companies are switching and more will follow... be proud to be a good example!
I suspect for setting precedent.
However, I agree with the poster and that’s a large part of why I think Apple messed up here and should have acquiesced on their own volition years ago.
The big players like Spotify and Netflix and Epic will be fine, but any small developer will soon discover the App Store is actually is a good deal.
Customers will buy a cheaper phone...
Well, there isn't really a reduction, given how Spotify stopped accepting in-app subscriptions on their iOS app years ago, is there?
Even if there was a reduction from 30% commission to "much less", Spotify can use that revenue to better compete against competing streaming services - at least one of which isn't subject to the same commission structure.
Apple is a monopoly and switching to a new platform is literally impossible.
This is so awesome to see
In the sea of constant bad news these days ... how refreshing
In the sea of constant bad news these days ... how refreshing