Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
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Re: Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
#2Would it be allowed under the App Store guidelines to offer IAP, but then give customers who purchase the service through the website 30% cashback? The price would be the same in both places, you'd be purchasing the exact same service. But a certain group of customers would get a 'loyalty bonus'…
Re: Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
#3> We understand that Basecamp has developed a number of apps and many subsequent versions for the App Store for many years, and that the App Store has distributed millions of these apps to iOS users. These apps do not offer in-app purchase — and, consequently, have not contributed any revenue to the App Store over the last eight years.
They literally have paid 8 years of Developer Program fees for supporting the AppStore.
Re: Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
#4"These apps do not offer in-app purchase — and, consequently, have not contributed any revenue to the App Store over the last eight years."
This is pretty grotesque coming from a trillion-dollar company that anyway already charges developers a yearly fee.
Re: Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
#5Would it be allowed under the App Store guidelines to offer IAP, but then give customers who purchase the service through the website 30% cashback? The price would be the same in both places, you'd be purchasing the exact same service. But a certain group of customers would get a 'loyalty bonus'…
I'm going to assume that Apple will do everything to maintain their cut. Even if what you said would be possible, I would expect Apple to update their terms of service to abolish it.
Re: Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
#6Would it be allowed under the App Store guidelines to offer IAP, but then give customers who purchase the service through the website 30% cashback? The price would be the same in both places, you'd be purchasing the exact same service. But a certain group of customers would get a 'loyalty bonus'…
> First, if an app is a way to exclusively consume content purchased elsewhere, like songs or movies or podcasts, they don't have to have in-app purchases
So that might just work, you consume a coupon on the app ? Or not even that, purchase just associated with account
Re: Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
#7Would it be allowed under the App Store guidelines to offer IAP, but then give customers who purchase the service through the website 30% cashback? The price would be the same in both places, you'd be purchasing the exact same service. But a certain group of customers would get a 'loyalty bonus'…
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Re: Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
#8Would it be allowed under the App Store guidelines to offer IAP, but then give customers who purchase the service through the website 30% cashback? The price would be the same in both places, you'd be purchasing the exact same service. But a certain group of customers would get a 'loyalty bonus'…
Or do as Tinder, and charge 30% more in the app compared to their prices on tinder.com
Re: Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
#9> We understand that Basecamp has developed a number of apps and many subsequent versions for the App Store for many years, and that the App Store has distributed millions of these apps to iOS users. These apps do not offer in-app purchase — and, consequently, have not contributed any revenue to the App Store over the last eight years. They literally have paid 8 years of Developer Program fees for supporting the AppS…
Seems like the best we can hope for is an EU antitrust ruling that reigns in Apple’s anticompetitive behavior here.
Re: Apple sends a letter to Hey: Change your app or get out of the App Store
#10Apple’s position is clear and legal, and it’s how the economy works including the proposed hey.com business model. There’s no antitrust violation here, so pay your fees or go somewhere else. Apple don’t owe hey.com a place in the App store, just like hey.com doesn’t owe me a free email address @hey.com.