[LOS ANGELES] Apple on Saturday reversed course on a decision to force popular blogging platform WordPress to add in-app purchases to its app, a move that could help lessen tensions between Apple and developers amid a public battle with Epic Games. Read more at The Business Times.
Apple on Saturday reversed course on a decision to force popular blogging platform WordPress to add in-app purchases to its app, a move that could help lessen tensions between Apple and developers amid a public battle with Epic Games.[LOS ANGELES] Apple on Saturday reversed course on a decision to force popular blogging platform WordPress to add in-app purchases to its app, a move that could help lessen tensions between Apple and developers amid a public battle with Epic Games.
On Friday, WordPress said that Apple had informed it that it had 30 days to add in-app-purchases to its application, which would have given Apple a 30 per cent cut of purchases of WordPress.com plans purchased via the app. Apple's request was questioned by developers online as the WordPress app previously didn't offer a way to purchase plans inside their app, rather just on its website.
"We believe the issue with the WordPress app has been resolved," an Apple spokesperson said in a statement."Since the developer removed the display of their service payment options from the app, it is now a free stand-alone app and does not have to offer in-app purchases. We have informed the developer and apologise for any confusion that we have caused."
The move was earlier seen by some as Apple forcing a developer to add purchases inside of its app in order to give the company a share of revenue that was not previously taken in by the app's developers. The App Store makes up a sizable portion of Apple's US$50 billion per year services business. Apple, however, says that WordPress submitted an update to the app that would have allowed customers to buy upgraded plans in the app, not via in app-purchases. WordPress previously advertised its plans in the app, without offering a way to purchase them directly.
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