In the space of a week, Apple Inc made two sets of changes to its App Store rules, which are the subject of lawsuits, regulatory probes and legislation around the world, but the tweaks do not address the biggest concerns raised.
A salesperson speaks to a customer at an Apple reseller store in Mumbai, India September 1, 2021. Picture taken September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhasmade two sets of changes to its App Store rules, which are the subject of lawsuits, regulatory probes and legislation around the world, but the tweaks do not address the biggest concerns raised.
Some of the loudest cries are for Apple to allow app stores run by other companies on its iPhone, which would provide a path around the current payments system that gives developers little ability to avoid giving Apple a cut. Critics also want the company to abolish so-called steering rules that stop developers from telling their customers how to pay developers directly for their apps.
Virtually every regulator examining Apple around the world - including competition authorities in the United Kingdom, the European Union and Australia - is scrutinizing Apple's rules for in-app payments and commissions on digital goods of 15-30%.
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