Thread: NYT: Apple Moves to Tighten Control of App Store
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Old 02-16-2011, 11:37 AM   #320
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Originally Posted by vaughnmr View Post
Err, no. Apple has confirmed that the policy applies to Amazon, B&N, Netflix, and probably all others.
Yes... for subscriptions.

All the assertions of a further land grab seem to trace back to one statement by one Apple spokesperson to one site (Ars Technica). Though Apple is tight-lipped, taking this as the Word of Steve does seem like a bit of a stretch.

Things might change around July 30, but I'm guessing that they are going to have a hard time (politically, not technically) eradicating the "click the link to open a web browser" approach.

Mind you I do think this is a bone-headed approach, and Apple is pretty stubborn so they will probably stick to it no matter what. But I don't think it's going to end up applying to all content transactions on all apps.
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