Apple has issued a statement saying they haven’t changed any App Store guidelines in response to rumor this morning concerning the purported rejection of a Sony Reader app for not using Apple’s in-app purchase system.
Since this could have a broader impact on apps like Kindle, Netflix and Hulu+. All Things Digital spoke with Apple’s Trudy Miller who stated the following:
We have not changed our developer terms or guidelines, we are now requiring that if an app offers customers the ability to purchase books outside of the app, that the same option is also available to customers from within the app with in-app purchase.
According to Apple these guidelines have been in place all along but haven’t been enforced until now. Looking further into Apple’s App Store review policy shows the following requirements:
11.2 Apps utilizing a system other than the In App Purchase API (IAP) to purchase content, […]
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