He said he was worried about how the App Store would have to go after developers who didn’t pay the commissions, making it “some kind of a collection agency” that had “rules around how we handle nonpayment and whether ultimately it means we’re going to have to do audits of developers.”
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Despite the initial concerns Schiller raised, a pricing committee that included Apple CEO Tim Cook, former CFO Luca Maestri, and Apple’s legal team, alongside Schiller, ultimately decided to charge developers a commission on these outside purchases.
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Mack Hagood, author of Hush: Media and Sonic Self-Control, said though he enjoys listening to podcasts and music on his headphones, they cut off the possibility of "sonic spontaneity."
"We've really become consumers of sound, rather than people who just simply experience the sounds around us," he said.
Thank goodness I wasn't tied to BBC Sounds for my podcasting listening entertainment, now that it is shutting down for me, who is outside of UK.
Not that this is a podcasting client in the first place. It is only meant for BBC (and it's partners) programmes.
But, there are great programmes from BBC. I am glad BBC has a very good list of (real) podcast programmes that I can subscribe to. I am also glad to hear that BBC Radio 4 (as well as World Service, obviously) continue to exist outside of UK.
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