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IMO the goal is to add friction to the external payment methods so that people just give up and use the built-in Apple payment method that they make insane marg
by _zooted 5y ago
IMO the goal is to add friction to the external payment methods so that people just give up and use the built-in Apple payment method that they make insane margins on.
- falcolas 5y agoWell, their "commission" on out-of-app purchases is 27%, so adding friction doesn't make a ton of sense. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30204604 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30204604 Apple's just being a dick here. - Written from my MacBook Pro -