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by PavleMiha 2138 days ago
Because then Apple would have to implement alternative payment methods into the App Store, which seems unreasonable. They're arguing that inside the app it's the developer's responsibility to handle payments however they see fit.
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The point is that they're not applying that argument to their own storefront.
The difference is that you’re free to buy your game via another channel on pc. Epic is not free to distribute via another channel on iOS.
I don't follow this. Why would they have to implement alternative payment methods in the stpre? An app can create their own payment method within the app itself.