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Apple Kicks Google Books App Out Of App Store For Not Playing By The Rules

Posted in iOS on 25/07/2011 by Cormac Moylan

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Apple has just dropped the hammer on Google Books and booted the app out of the App Store for not playing by the rules. The Google Books app linked to a source outside of the App Store where customers could purchase new books. This is a violation of Apple’s terms of service for in-app subscriptions.

Apple introduced a ruling that sees 30% of all in-app subscription revenues pocketed by Apple themselves. Apps that availed of in-app subscriptions had until the 30th of June to abide by these rules.

Is this the final chapter in this story or will Google Books turn a new page? Will a revised Google Books app return to the shelves in the App Store? Time will tell.

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Cormac Moylan

Cormac is the head honcho behind MacTrast. Based in Cork, Ireland, his first foray into the Apple world was way back in 2006 when he purchased an iMac followed by a Macbook around 4 weeks later. He currently owns a Macbook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini, iPhone 4, iPod Touch, Apple TV, and has more than 30 pairs of shoes. He is also the Head of Digital at VisiTravel - a company that lists hotels in Ireland on their GoIreland site and offer cheap car hire through NovaCarHire.