Some developers have already begun to make the necessary changes. Last month, video-streaming provider Hulu updated its Hulu Plus iOS app, dropping a link that allowed users to visit the company’s website to sign up for a paid subscription. Others, such as Netflix, have exploited a loophole: The login screen for the video-streaming app tells users to “Visit netflix.com to sign up” but does not provide a tappable link.
Heck of a threat, that tappable link. I can see why Apple has to ban those.
Actually, I fully expect that non-tappable link to be removed upon next review. The Readability iPhone app was rejected for having a non-tappable link to their website for signup purposes. And I know from personal experience that a logo which consists of a website address (i.e. mycompany.com in fancy type with a swirl) is not acceptable, nor is any mention of being able to perform any sort of monetary transaction at some nebulous unnamed ‘website’.
So yeah, good luck, Netflix. Let me know how that goes.
(not that I’m bitter…)
