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The anti-steering provision operationalizes Apple's payment processing model by limiting developer ability to communicate about out-of-app purchasing alternatives. This provision maintains the structural conditions under which App Store transaction fees apply to qualifying transactions.
Users interact with applications under terms where developers face restrictions on directing them to alternative payment channels. This affects what information developers may present regarding payment method options or pricing differences between in-app and external purchase flows.
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The anti-steering provision operationalizes Apple's payment processing model by limiting developer ability to communicate about out-of-app purchasing alternatives. This provision maintains the structural conditions under which App Store transaction fees apply to qualifying transactions.
Users interact with applications under terms where developers face restrictions on directing them to alternative payment channels. This affects what information developers may present regarding payment method options or pricing differences between in-app and external purchase flows.
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