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A bill allowing iOS and Android OS to introduce third-party app stores other than Apple and Google was rejected in North Dakota, but it became clear that new bills with the same content were also submitted in Minnesota and Arizona. I did.
Bill passed allows Apple and Google to bypass fees for in-app purchases
“Many people are afraid of the growing influence and power of giant tech companies. There is growing interest in creating a fair and open digital economy,” Minnesota is pushing for a new bill. Zach Stephenson, the deputy of the company, commented.
Apple does not allow developers to use its own in-app payment system, and all digital products and subscriptions in the iOS app must be sold through Apple’s in-app purchase system. Apple charges a 15% or 30% fee for all in-app purchases.
The passage of the new Minnesota bill will allow developers in the state to legally bypass the in-app purchase fees collected by Apple and Google. Apple and Google are reportedly lobbying to prevent the bill from being passed.
The circumvention of fees for in-app purchases was what Epic Games, which runs the popular third-person shooter game Fortnite, tried last year, but as a result the game was removed from the store as it violated App Store rules. It came to.
A similar bill has already passed the House of Representatives in Arizona
A similar bill was submitted in Arizona and passed by the House of Representatives, according to subscription media The Information, and attention is focused on whether the bill can pass the Senate in the future.
A bill submitted in North Dakota that could bypass Apple and Google fees has eventually been rejected. Eric Newrensquire, Apple’s chief privacy engineer who opposed the bill, said the bill “weakens the privacy, security, safety, and performance of the iPhone.”
Source: Star Tribune, The Information via MacRumors
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