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Double standards! Apple has removed so many apps from App Store because of the same reason.

by um304 6y ago

risyachka 6y ago
Google explicitly says in their policy that you don't have to use their in-app billing to pay for music.
- ffpip 6y ago
  I didn't post to show Apple is breaking rules. I wanted to show they were 'freeloading', the same thing they are accusing Spotify and Epic of . They aren't worried about 'user experience, security and convenience' here. Google has a problem with games like Fortnite and PUBG, because then they would lose too much. Kids spend millions on Fortnite.
  - AmericanChopper 6y ago
    Google Play Store and the Apple App Store can’t be compared in this way, because they provide completely different services. The Apple App Store review process is far more thorough, and expensive to operate. Apple also invest more into ensuring the privacy and security objectives they have for the App Store are met by way of OS development. It’s not surprising that Google prices some services differently, and Apple is 100% playing by the rules. Regarding your comments about security and UX, I know which one of those companies I trust more on both of those fronts. What phone number do I call for a billing issue with Google?
    - SifJar 6y ago
      > they provide completely different services there's only so much difference there can be between two app stores; if they were completely different, one wouldn't be an app store
      - AmericanChopper 6y ago
        > there's only so much difference there can be between two app stores Yes, which is why I mentioned what those differences were in my comment.
    - ffpip 6y ago
      Why do you think I'm supporting Google? Google is worse. I'm saying apple doesn't go through the play store on Android. Is no convenience or security needed there? > because they provide completely different services They provide the exact same thing. Review process is not related to the service they provide. It is related to devs putting their app on the store. > Google prices some services differently, and Apple is 100% playing by the rules. Apple does the same thing with Amazon. They also demand a fee on iOS, while taking a freeride on Android. > What phone number do I call for a billing issue with Google You didn't say what billing issue. A quick search gave me this number 1-877-355-5787 . I'm not tech support.
      - AmericanChopper 6y ago
        Well Apple does distribute Apple Music via the Play Store, and it follows all of Google’s rules around payment processing. > They provide the exact same thing. Review process is not related to the service they provide. The review process is a part of the service they provide to their paying customers, and it is a key market differentiator for Apple. > Apple does the same thing with Amazon. Apple doesn’t take a cut of any sale of physical goods via apps. > A quick search gave me this number 1-877-355-5787 There actually is no number, because Google doesn’t offer that level of support (unlike Apple). That is the phone number for premium G Suite and Cloud Identity customers.
        ffpip 6y ago
        > follows all of Google’s rules around payment processing That's the thing. They are not implementing these rules on iOS while following them on other platforms. >Apple does the same thing with Amazon. I was talking about Prime Video. Amazon got a discount
        AmericanChopper 6y ago
        I can’t see what argument you’re putting forward for why Apple is being hypocritical here. Because they distribute their own apps on the Play Store they should required to implement all of the same policies that the Play Store does on their own App Store?...

Double standards! Apple has removed so many apps from App Store because of the same reason.

by um304 6y ago

Double standards! Apple has removed so many apps from App Store because of the same reason.

risyachka 6y ago

Google explicitly says in their policy that you don't have to use their in-app billing to pay for music.

ffpip 6y ago
I didn't post to show Apple is breaking rules. I wanted to show they were 'freeloading', the same thing they are accusing Spotify and Epic of . They aren't worried about 'user experience, security and convenience' here. Google has a problem with games like Fortnite and PUBG, because then they would lose too much. Kids spend millions on Fortnite.
- AmericanChopper 6y ago
  Google Play Store and the Apple App Store can’t be compared in this way, because they provide completely different services. The Apple App Store review process is far more thorough, and expensive to operate. Apple also invest more into ensuring the privacy and security objectives they have for the App Store are met by way of OS development. It’s not surprising that Google prices some services differently, and Apple is 100% playing by the rules. Regarding your comments about security and UX, I know which one of those companies I trust more on both of those fronts. What phone number do I call for a billing issue with Google?
  - SifJar 6y ago
    > they provide completely different services there's only so much difference there can be between two app stores; if they were completely different, one wouldn't be an app store
    - AmericanChopper 6y ago
      > there's only so much difference there can be between two app stores Yes, which is why I mentioned what those differences were in my comment.
  - ffpip 6y ago
    Why do you think I'm supporting Google? Google is worse. I'm saying apple doesn't go through the play store on Android. Is no convenience or security needed there? > because they provide completely different services They provide the exact same thing. Review process is not related to the service they provide. It is related to devs putting their app on the store. > Google prices some services differently, and Apple is 100% playing by the rules. Apple does the same thing with Amazon. They also demand a fee on iOS, while taking a freeride on Android. > What phone number do I call for a billing issue with Google You didn't say what billing issue. A quick search gave me this number 1-877-355-5787 . I'm not tech support.
    - AmericanChopper 6y ago
      Well Apple does distribute Apple Music via the Play Store, and it follows all of Google’s rules around payment processing. > They provide the exact same thing. Review process is not related to the service they provide. The review process is a part of the service they provide to their paying customers, and it is a key market differentiator for Apple. > Apple does the same thing with Amazon. Apple doesn’t take a cut of any sale of physical goods via apps. > A quick search gave me this number 1-877-355-5787 There actually is no number, because Google doesn’t offer that level of support (unlike Apple). That is the phone number for premium G Suite and Cloud Identity customers.
      - ffpip 6y ago
        > follows all of Google’s rules around payment processing That's the thing. They are not implementing these rules on iOS while following them on other platforms. >Apple does the same thing with Amazon. I was talking about Prime Video. Amazon got a discount
        AmericanChopper 6y ago
        I can’t see what argument you’re putting forward for why Apple is being hypocritical here. Because they distribute their own apps on the Play Store they should required to implement all of the same policies that the Play Store does on their own App Store?...