Apple takes no risk after the release of iOS 13, full of bugs, and has managed
apparently just as easy to run on the first brush as the current stable version of iOS. It also introduced a new way of viewing apps, with App Clips allowing you to use a single feature without downloading everything.
However, for the development of the iOS 14 edition, Apple’s head of software development, Craig Federighi, has required that all buggy and unfinished features be disabled by default in daily builds, and testers may choose by activating the switch at will, resulting in a much more streamlined process, ensuring everyone is on the same page. Thus, despite the drastic home screen and changes to the app’s categorization, the iOS 14 developer preview works flawlessly.
Netflix, Spotify or Amazon break apps to escape Apple tax, and feds are at it
Ever wonder why some iOS apps crash when you try to make a simple purchase? Netflix, for example, gives you the infamous “Are you trying to join Netflix? You can’t sign up for Netflix in the app. We know it’s a hassle.” warning. The same goes for Spotify, Amazon Prime Video, and a myriad of other apps and services that are trying to prevent the App Store from cutting 30% or 15% of their revenue.
The cunning folks at the Financial Times newspaper were the first upset to learn that Apple not only charges 30% of the app price in the App Store, but also takes a 30% cut of in-app purchases, which is They applied to, well, all subscriptions, and they took their businesses off the App Store in 2011. Economists and financiers know better than everyone else that we live in a world where a dollar saved is a dollar earned, and then many others followed. popular costume services.
Now, however, Apple’s monopolistic practices and the resulting incomplete apps from Netlfix, Spotify, and others face increased regulatory scrutiny. The Justice Department has been meeting with developers big and small since last year, and is trying to get a complete picture of a case against Apple’s practices.
The Justice Department has also been reviewing Google’s Android, but the Play Store doesn’t have nearly the same strict approval guidelines as the App Store, where its bug fix update may be rejected if it doesn’t accept Apple’s 30% cut. on your income.
Wow. I am literally stunned. Apple has just doubled its rejection of HEY’s ability to provide bug fixes and new features, unless we submit to its outrageous demand for 15-30% of our revenue. Worse still: we are told that unless we comply, THEY WILL REMOVE THE APP.
– DHH (@dhh) June 16, 2020
According to David Heinemeier Hansson, the founder of Basecamp, they were repeatedly polled about his privacy-oriented subscription email app Hey:
We have spoken to DOJ about Apple and the App Store twice. We shared our experience, passed on the experience of others, and put them in touch with a developer who didn’t want to make their story public. I am very pleased that the Department of Justice is investigating this, because we need both legislative action and enforcement.
In the face of this mounting backlash, Apple said it will loosen some of these restrictions and won’t ban bug fixes that run counter to its review guidelines, but developers will be able to address them in future updates. It remains to be seen if that will be enough to escape mounting government scrutiny of the Silicon Valley giants’ business practices.
