According to the update released today, the iOS app still does not allow the books to be purchased directly in the app, but you can find the Amazon Virtual Book Store inside the app and tap a new “Book Gate” button that automatically takes you to your phone or tablet’s default browser. It is not as easy for users as allowing them to buy digital goods or services directly in the app, but this makes things very friendly for apps users whose developer does not want to pay Apple.
For the first time, the app on iOS can automatically instruct buyers to complete the purchase on Amazon’s site.
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To write a high -level summary about Apple’s App Store commissions, these third -party app developers take advantage of the size and reach of the Apple platform, to maintain the Apple App Store and discover apps, and other benefits to Apple’s payment processing services.
Even when he complied with the court order to allow third -party developers to use alternative payment processors in their apps, Apple still Insisted on 12 to 27 percent cut (Instead of 15 to 30 percent of the usual) to cover these other low -worthy benefits of offering apps and services on Apple devices. (Apple’s way to comply with this decision, including the tremendous filing requirements for developers using third -party payment services, Judge Gonzalez criticized Apple in last week’s decision.)
A new headache for apples
Apple is appealing last week’s decision, and it may eventually be well successful, which can give the company the ability to return these rule changes, and once again developers are forced to use Apple’s app payments or forced users to buy goods and services externally. But even if this change is just temporary, it still produces new potential PR pain for Apple.