Apple has been taking a lot of flak lately about the 30 percent cutting that takes application developers. However, starting next year, certain developers may avoid paying the technological giant a commission. The company has announced that it will update the App Store at the beginning of 2022 to allow “Reader” application developers to add links to applications to their websites, allowing users to configure their accounts and make payments. Apple defines reader applications such as those that “provide content previously purchased or content subscriptions for digital magazines, newspapers, books, audio, music and video”. As Bloomberg points out, that means that the new rule would apply to services such as Netflix and Spotify.
The technical giant announced the update after the conclusion of an investigation of the Japan Fair Trade Commission. Apple agreed with the Commission to allow Reader’s application developers to add a single link to their website, because those developers “do not offer digital products and services in the application for purchase”. The change will cover all the applications of readers around the world, but Apple will update its guidelines and the review process first before it takes effect.
Phil Schiller, the executive in charge of supervising the App Store, said: “We have a great respect for the Japan Fair Trade Commission and we appreciate the work we have done together, which will help the developers of reader applications facilitated that the Users set up and manage your applications and services, while protecting your privacy and keeping your trust. “
Netflix and Spotify have criticized Apple for a long time for taking 30 percent of their profits. Spotify filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission in 2019 on what it says are anti-competitive practices of the technical giant. Not willing to pay a 30 percent commission, it took out the capacity of users to pay the premium updates of the iOS application. Netflix also eliminated the capacity of users to pay a subscription within its iOS application in 2018.
Since the next update does not cover games, you will not be able to end the battle of the Apple audience hall with EPIC. The game developer has been leading the position against the technical giant during the last year since he decided to offer discounts on the V-Bucks currency of Fortnite and other cash purchases outside the App Store. Apple eliminated the fortnite of the App Store in response, and the demand that resulted from that brought to light a very interesting information. Tim Cook’s Court Testimony revealed that many developers are not happy with Apple, while judicial documents showed that EPIC pays millions of dollars to publishers to give their free games in their store.
