Wired
The Epic Games v. Apple trial revealed more details of behind-the-scenes negotiations between Apple and Microsoft and other companies, including Microsoft’s request to bypass the App Store commission.
An email in 2012 showed that senior Apple executives, including former marketing executives Phil Schiller and Kuy, were told that Microsoft was about to launch Microsoft Office for the iPhone and iPad.
Okamoto, a former Apple vice president who focused on developer relations, met with Microsoft. In his email to his boss, he said that Apple wants to know whether Microsoft can participate in its annual developer conference, or WWDC. Microsoft refused, saying it was not ready to talk about its plans.
Microsoft has two requirements. First, it wants Apple to allow it to redirect users to Microsoft’s website for in-app purchases. Microsoft will deal with payment issues to avoid Apple charging 30% for in-app purchases.
Second, it hopes that Schiller and Kuy can meet with Microsoft counterparts, especially with the current senior vice president of Microsoft Koenigsbauer.
Schiller agreed to the meeting, but poured cold water on Microsoft’s request for bypassing commissions in an email: “We run the store, and we collect revenue.”
It wasn’t until 2014 that Satya Nadella succeeded Steve Ballmer as the company’s CEO that Microsoft finally released Office for the iPad.
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