Again, I think and talk about it a lot, because these things change slowly, then all of a sudden.
- police live apps
- use data (ex. 1-stars, refund rate)
- issue warnings
- punishment! (ex. delist, derank)
- Apple mandated paywall/buttons (we input name, price, duration)
@pschiller
1. App Review is a one-time gateway. But modern apps can change everything server-side. Once they get approved for a fair paywall, they can *entirely* replace it, or just price and colors.
Must police ongoingly.
They don't appear to be using that as a signal effectively.
AND refunds are way too hard (phonecall!), burden of proof is on customer.
If I rob a bank and start spending the money, and when I get caught the police say "hey don't do that again" and let me keep everything I bought with the stolen money...
Why the F would I stop stealing!
This is a classic @benthompson incentives angle - and why it is APPLE'S FAULT. They set and make the incentives. They are INCENTIVIZING scamming.
- removed for 7-days
- customer get easy chance to get money back
- watchlists
- deranking in Search
- payment withheld for 30-days
... do we want to risk getting caught?
... are we sure this is legal?
... do we want to be embarrassed?
Just makes so much sense. No punishment = useless rules.
Instantly that makes users confident, removes most scams, makes it fair, and is just "right", honest, transparent.
/ The end. Back to work on @FlightyApp paywall rejections. Thanks for listening @pschiller. 🙏
It's LITERALLY two buttons with names, prices, and length of subscription. No funny business like "billed yearly". Nothing.
REJECTED 🤷♂️