An App distributed on the immensely popular iOS platform can be used to advertise alternative platforms at different pricing. The “fair” price if this was allowed to happen would be a 0% cut since no one in their right mind would pay any amount extra if given the option.
The only real restriction Apple currently has is that apps should do no such advertising of alternative platforms (payment methods).
> An App distributed on the immensely popular iOS platform can be used to advertise alternative platforms at different pricing. The “fair” price if this was allowed to happen would be a 0% cut since no one in their right mind would pay any amount extra if given the option.
Prior to the recent ruling, this was untrue (unless I'm mistaken).
The only real restriction Apple currently has is that apps should do no such advertising of alternative platforms (payment methods).
All arguments about the fairness of this are moot because see Netflix, which happily complies with these rules and avoids Apple’s 30% cut. https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/31/netflix-stops-paying-the-a...