Facebook is also complaining about the commission policy in Apple’s App Store. The social network is annoyed that the iPhone maker with a new service from Facebook simply wants to have the usual fee on so-called in-app purchases.
With Facebook, it is now also possible for companies to set up paid online events. Enterprises may charge Facebook users to access specific live streams, such as a yoga class or seminar.
Usually, Apple always gets a 30 percent commission on payments made within the Facebook app. That’s a rule for apps that can be downloaded from the App Store.
However, CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s company had this time asked Apple to waive the usual fee, also because it would involve transactions for smaller entrepreneurs.
They would have it severe enough because of the corona crisis. But Apple refused to agree. It was possible to make other agreements with rival Google, although that company does not waive its right to commission.
Earlier there was similar criticism of Apple from well-known companies such as Spotify and Epic Games, the maker of the popular shooting game Fortnite.
The last game was recently even removed from the app stores of both Apple and Google due to a payment dispute. That happened after Epic Games introduced its own payment method in the game.
There, players could buy coins for the game, paying less than the formal methods prescribed by Apple and Google.