Apple subscription policy panic, how it went down

  1. Apple introduce new content subscription policy for apps.

  2. Tech news report that devs will have to give 30% to Apple for all in-app purchases

  3. Devs have a “shit fit” and start dumping their in-dev apps saying they’ll go web app instead and Apple are money grabbing bastards.

  4. Tech news reports dev discontent, publish open letters to Apple reaffirming they are bastards

  5. More “experts” join the fray announcing their disappointment and how they predicted this 10 years ago.

  6. The demise of The AppStore is reported as everyone will switch to Android or Web apps. Apple are confirmed as bastards.

  7. Steve jobs clarifies for everyone who over reacted and didn’t read the new T&Cs properly:-

“We created subscriptions for publishing apps, not SaaS apps.”
  1. Panic over