No major app developers have signed up to use outside payment options that Apple Inc. introduced earlier this year for its App Store because the fees they pay would be at least as high as they were before, according to testimony presented to a federal judge.
According to Apple, only 38 developers have applied to add such links — out of roughly 65,000 that could.
As far as you’re aware yes. I’ve met some of these people (not at apple, but at another megacorp) and there is a whole world of manipulation and dealmaking that never hits the papers
Sure. But as far as I can tell the only lever at their disposal is to drag their feet and try to delay compliance as long as possible.
It’s an effective strategy, but it’s stupid. They’re making a lot of people angry and that is never a good long term strategy.
As far as you’re aware yes. I’ve met some of these people (not at apple, but at another megacorp) and there is a whole world of manipulation and dealmaking that never hits the papers