Apple agrees to App Store changes letting developers email users about payment options
by Alex Hern and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#5NTXD)
Preliminary lawsuit settlement allows developers to circumvent the tech giant's lucrative commission system
Independent developers will be allowed to tell iPhone users about ways of avoiding the Apple Tax" on their apps for the first time, as part of an out-of-court settlement concluding a class-action lawsuit against the company.
The agreement, which is accompanied by a $100m payout from Apple to be distributed among App Store developers who have earned less than $1m over the past six years, represents a small but significant concession from the company, whose iron grip over the App Store has earned it billions in profit alongside accusations of unlawful monopolistic behaviour.
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