Apple, Microsoft spar over fess for SkyDrive iOS app

December 11, 2012

Apple and Microsoft are embroiled in a fight over the SkyDrive app for iPhones and iPads, a skirmish that has left users caught in the middle. According to The Next Web, Apple has blocked updates to the SkyDrive app ever since Microsoft introduced the ability to purchase more storage without giving Apple a 30 percent cut of the revenue. As a result, the SkyDrive app for iOS hasn't been updated since June. It is now missing a key bug fix that would prevent crashes. Apple's policy on subscription revenues isn't a new revelation. The company first announced these rulesin February 2011, and began enforcing them the following summer. In short, any app that offers a subscription plan must give a 30 percent cut to Apple in perpetuity, even if the subscriber stops using iOS devices. Apps aren't allowed to send users to the Web to subscribe, where they would be able to avoid the fee, nor are they allowed to set higher prices through the app to offset Apple's cut. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2019700/apple-microsoft-spar-over-fess-for-skydrive-ios-app.html