WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg lashed out at Apple for forcing it to monetise the free WordPress app, so that Apple could make its 30% cut. The deal was simple: WordPress needed to provide in-app payment plans and only then Apple would approve updates to the app. But Apple is backing off now by saying that the “issue with WordPress” has been resolved and WordPress continues to be a free app.
Not providing updates to the iOS app is not an option for WordPress, because it would need to at least provide bug fixes. But to do so, Apple wanted WordPress to include in-app payments, else it…
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