#(Cool) Dev s are rushing to take advantage of the freer system. Also testing out or considering external payment options are The New York Times, online dating behemoth Match and Life360, developer of a location-sharing app. At the same time, payments processing firm Stripe began reaching out to CEOs of app developers, offering to help set up outside payment options. “Any foreseeable costs would be immediate ROI on the Apple fees,” it promised. Stripe is offering to collect only a 2.9% cut, plus a 30-cent fee, on app transactions going through the external link, a far smaller take than Apple’s commission. https://www.theinformation.com/articles/app-developers-see-opportunity-escape-apple-tax?utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-15178&utm_medium=email&utm

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#(Cool) Dev s are rushing to take advantage of the freer system.

Also testing out or considering external payment options are The New York Times, online dating behemoth Match and Life360, developer of a location-sharing app. At the same time, payments processing firm Stripe began reaching out to CEOs of app developers, offering to help set up outside payment options. “Any foreseeable costs would be immediate ROI on the Apple fees,” it promised. Stripe is offering to collect only a 2.9% cut, plus a 30-cent fee, on app transactions going through the external link, a far smaller take than Apple’s commission.

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App Developers See Opportunity to Escape Apple Tax

Some app developers are seizing the moment to try to get around the Apple tax. On May 1, Apple finally succumbed to a court order forcing the company to let U.S. apps link directly to external payment options. The company had resisted complying with the order for nearly four years, and with good ...