This is not your typical developer hyperbole. Apple’s behavior here is truly inexplicable and I imagine it will have implications for the various antitrust investigations now underwayhttps://twitter.com/dhh/status/1272968382329942017 …
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Replying to @CaseyNewton
but it is — there’s no requirement for consistency when policies change
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Replying to @snapster
well it’s not clear any policy has changed, though, right. capricious enforcement like this undermines their antitrust defenses
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Replying to @CaseyNewton
if your guide is the evolving state of policy at time of approval it is not capricious, it is precise and logical it is only inconsistent when you pretend to not see the loophole closing policy evolution.
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Replying to @snapster
i don’t really follow what you’re saying here. my point is just: you can change rules whenever you like, but if you enforce them inconsistently don’t be surprised when the regulators show up
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Replying to @CaseyNewton
what I’m saying is that the rules are applied at the time of approval and the rules can change leaving different apps “legacy approved” I believe you’re suggesting that past approvals be reversed, which would, in my interpretation, be capricious.
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Replying to @snapster
aha! I can understand why you’d grandfather certain things — like allowing existing fart apps to remain in the store while not approving others. but saying ‘we won’t take 30 percent from these older email apps but we will from new ones’ seems blatantly anti-competitive
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Replying to @CaseyNewton
15% after year 1. So the government should stop Apple from granting legacy exemptions in honor of early platform support?
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Replying to @snapster
I would frame the question differently in this case, since Hey is not generating any direct revenue from iOS. If they were selling in-app subs, by all means, charge that 15%. but to take a third of revenue when they’re not even selling subs on iOS seems outrageous to me
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Replying to @CaseyNewton
I absolutely agree if that framing is correct. I am operating under assumption that framing is hyperbole.
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The framing is correct
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Replying to @thijsniks @CaseyNewton
no it’s laughably incorrect as is stated by others to Casey
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