Apple's Phil Schiller Initially Opposed 27% App Store Fee on External Purchases
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App Store Boss Phil Schiller Was Reluctant to Impose Fees on Alternative Payments
Top Apple exec concedes he had doubts about app store fees imposed on alternative payment options
New App Store details from Phil Schiller testimony.
Schiller wasn’t sure if Apple would be allowed to charge a fee for in-app purchases made through alternative payment methods following Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’s Epic v. Apple ruling, according to the Associated Press.
Apple exec Phil Schiller testifies that he raised concerns over App Store commissions on web-based sales
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller, the executive in charge of leading the App Store, testified in court on Monday that he had originally raised concerns about the 27% commission the iPhone maker planned to charge app developers on any purchases made outside the App Store.
Phil Schiller had ‘great concerns’ about charging developers for external purchases
For instance, the company had to allow sideloading in the EU, while it also changed its guidelines to let developers link to external payment methods – as long as they still pay Apple a commission. But according to Apple Fellow Phil Schiller,
Phil Schiller recounts concerns over App Store fees for external purchases, in Epic vs. Apple court hearing
On Monday, while testifying in a court hearing related to the ongoing Apple vs Epic legal battle, Apple executive Phil Schiller recounted his concerns regarding the fees Apple imposes on purchases made outside the App Store.