pigybank

This ruling is beyond stupid.  Especially the part where Apple isn’t allowed to explain that when leaving the app they will be working with the developer and not Apple for any transactions.    That’s just giving the user all the facts but that’s considered a “scare screen”.  If the message were exaggerated or untruthful it would be one thing, but it isn’t. Now all they can say is “you’ll leave the App Store”.  For many users, they will still be under the impression that they are dealing with Apple for the purchase.  Not everybody is as tech minded as the rest of us.

The only part of the ruling I agree with is that if people make external purchases on an app that aren’t done through the App Store, Apple shouldn’t be able to charge a commission in that instance.  However, if you’re requiring Apple to allow crazy pop-ups and splash screens that take users deliberately out of the App Store, then suddenly that requirement becomes burdensome to Apple as they are providing the platform to now funnel money to the developer for which they get no cut.      dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb