Musk had previously charged Twitter Blue subscribers $7.99 per month. At the time, the service was only available through Apple’s App Store.
with Apple rather than pay the commission. The Twitter boss had previously threatened to take Twitter off of the App Store after accusing the software giant of doing the same.But Musk tweeted last week that he cleared up the misunderstanding with Apple CEO Tim Cook during a meeting at the iPhone maker’s Cupertino, Calif. headquarters.to charge software developers the 30% commission.
It is estimated that Apple generates at least $20 billion a year through fees that it charges through its App Store. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg last week hit out at Apple, saying: “Apple has sort of singled themselves out as the only company that is trying to control unilaterally what apps get on a device.”told the New York Times DealBook summit.Apple has been accused of exploiting its massive market share to squeeze developers by charging them a 30% fee for in-app purchases through the App Store.
One Twitter user paid for a verified account and named it after the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical giant. The fake account then announced that the company was making insulin free to all customers — prompting Lilly’s stock to plunge. Musk has indicated that the revamped Twitter Blue will include different color badges that will allow users to differentiate between government accounts, corporations, and individuals.
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