On: Apple blocks Coinbase Wallet

[rich_sasha]

If I were a Coinbase and iphone user, I would be irate. I'm neither but that's besides the point.

Will Apple demand 30% of bank transfers made with a bank app? 30% of a firstborn if the hookup happened on Tinder?

[ncr100 → rich_sasha]

No.

Those are not digital goods being purchased. That's where Apple would step in.

[bink → rich_sasha]

Wouldn't a better comparison be 30% of the add-on fees that a bank charged you for a bank transfer? And that does seem like something they would expect if it were paid via the app.

[blint_carton → bink]

Or possibly any extra fees eBay charges on a purchase.

[LeafItAlone → rich_sasha]

FWIW, I am both and I am not irate. Mostly because I think it’s reasonable to give Apple some time to respond here.

[bagels → LeafItAlone]

They've had a decade to respond. The response is "we can get away with it, you don't have any leverage"

[cranium → LeafItAlone]

I've rarely seen Apple respond by releasing a public statement. The most you get is a low-key "oh your app passes the review now".