Let me just surface yet another clear piece of evidence of how wrong you are: Phil Schiller literally suggested that HEY should charge different prices on the web and in-app.[1]:

> Schiller says that there are a number of decisions about how to charge customers that Basecamp could have made to make the app acceptable under current rules. He lists several, including charging different prices in the app and on the web, and offering a free version with additional functions.

Oh dear. If I was discussing this with someone who actually demonstrates a capacity to incorporate new evidence into their world view I would expect you to acknowledge this and admit that you're wrong. As it is, I look forward to seeing your gymnastics continue!

In any case, you seem to be losing track of your own argument. Here's your original point:

> [Developers cannot charge more on the web than for IAP because of an excerpt from the guidelines] which essentially can counteract the uniformity, depending on how insane the reviewer is. Paying more for IAP is obviously discouraging.

What you are saying: "Apple's guidelines reserve the right to reject your app if you have differential pricing between IAP and your website, by saying that you cannot "directly or indirectly" drive people out of your app and to another payment source. This is at the whim of the reviewer."

Hopefully so far you think I'm being fair.

It was then pointed out to you that this wording is designed to prevent links and other messaging to indicate that services are cheaper elsewhere. Apple is happy for you to charge more for IAPs, but not to say* you do so.

You then used Spotify to support your argument:

> Take Spotify. You can't pay for that in the app. If they could charge more, they would. But they aren't allowed, so they discontinued IAP alltogether.

Then it was pointed out to you that Spotify discontinued IAP of their own volition, not because Apple told them they could not charge more for IAP. YouTube and other services also charge more for subscriptions on iOS than on the web.

Now that your claim has been demonstrated to be false, you're changing your argument from "Look, if Spotify could do it they would do it" to "Well of COURSE these big companies get a free pass from Apple, it's the little guys getting screwed!"

Funny that two replies ago your argument leaned on Spotify entirely, and now you want them to be ignored ;)

> Look at the recent Wordpress desaster or Hey. Apple doesn't allow showing that you can subscribe somewhere else, in no app, unless you are maybe Google.

Neither HEY nor WordPress was charging more online than in the app store. HEY is actually yet another example of you being totally wrong and contorting yourself. Look at this[2] letter from the CEO of HEY.

Relevant excerpts:

> And some people say “Why not just have a special price in-app that’s 30% more than your usual price? Just pass the Apple tax on to customers?” Because that’s not the point.

> And Phil Schiller’s suggestion[3] that we should raise prices on iOS customers to make up for Apple’s added margin is antitrust gold.

As above, Apple's Senior VP Marketing who is in charge of the app store publicly suggested that HEY should charge more for IAP than on the web. Sigh.

> This includes links or any other hint that there might be such a thing.

Yes. And it doesn't stop anyone from charging differential pricing.

> This entirely depends on the insanity of the reviewer. If that person thinks that it's pushing, then it gets denied.

{Citation Needed.} You have offered nothing to support this view.

> And they get the blame for it, since they can't label that as "Apple tax" or similar. That's why users are confused. Because Apple plays the dictator there. "must not discourage". Also your links show no official response from Spotify on this matter. These are forum posts, from users ("community legend") with no affiliation to Spotify.

Nice moving of the goalposts ;)

Looking forward to the next hilarious instalment :)

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/18/interview-apples-schiller-...

[2] https://hey.com/apple/iap

[3] https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/18/interview-apples-schiller-...