According to court documents in Epic v Apple court case, Apple plans to take commission even if third-party payments are to be allowed on App Store.

This might make alternate systems less preferable for developers, as payment processing services usually have their own commission too.

Reference: Apple legal filing indicates it intends to collect commission regardless of whether developers use IAP or a competing payments platform

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Developer:

Business as usual.

QA engineer:

Business as usual.

PM/DM:

Wait until App Store Review Guidelines are updated to make decisions on third-party payments.

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