[thosewhoteach]

The concept of "freedom" defined in the article makes no sense to me. It is like saying "I would like the freedom to go where I please, even if it means I am trespassing". No, that's not how it works in the real world.

>>Basecamp (DHH and Jason) can make their voice heard, but how many companies (specially the small) have faced the same thing and just succumbed to Apple’s “rules” and just had a 30% pay cut?

If you choose to use Stripe, are you taking a 5% (or whatever their commission is for your region) pay cut? Arguing for the amount charged is different, but calling it a pay cut (as if you were entitled to get that amount) is just idiotic. Remember that you are free to not release your app on the App store if you don't want to "succumb" to the rules. Is the marketplace forcing you to build the iOS app? Then blame the marketplace, not the gatekeeper. Or even better, go play a different game where the marketplace doesn't force these options on you.

DHH is acting like a whiny little baby, to be honest. How about: don't create an iPhone app. Isn't Basecamp supposed to be an amazing pioneer when it comes to SaaS? So see if you can chart a new path for others by refusing to build an iPhone app and see what happens? Will that become the new trend? Will Apple be forced to lower the commission or change these rules because everyone building a SaaS starts doing the same thing as Hey? Also, will people switch to using Android just so they can use Hey? It is not as if iOS is the only game in town.