In-App Purchase Rules
At this point I think I’d like to see Apple allow a form of third-party payment. It works well enough on the web without tons of scams, it could be done on the iPhone.Let developers choose between any “certified“ payment provider. Apple would be one, and then you could add Square, PayPal, and other big companies that could jump through Apple’s hoops. Like making sure the refund experience is easy so no one can make really convoluted anti-user workflows.Maybe app purchase still has to go through Apple, it’s only IAPs that can go through anyone.Apple, naturally, would be forced to lower their cut because otherwise why would anyone choose them?I’d be happy to choose them as a user over other payment providers if given a choice. I like the current payment experience on iOS.Apple can even keep all their crazy rules like Marco is talking about. It’s just the other payment providers wouldn’t have to follow them. Let Apple see how well that goes.Anyone can take payments, using any big provider, for anything on iOS. Seems easy enough.I don’t think it’ll ever happen without government intervention though.