Legibility--to a Web service that blocks ads and other distractions from websites, so that only clean, readable content--until their iOS version service together with an explanation/appeal, why they do not violate the rules to the Apple App Store, and will soon take the dispute to the public "open love letter Apple," according to the company's Twitter feed. Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday explained that subscription fees are not intended to apply to apps like "software as a service", gives new hope that legibility becomes an iOS.
Readability originally began as a free tool and still does not charge for its core service de-cluttering your Web pages (now embedded directly in Safari 5 and uses extensions and bookmarklets for older/other browsers). Optional feature can save articles for later reading (powered by InstaPaper) option, which requires a monthly fee of $ 5. Publishers who promote readability, compensable from subscribers; Readability uses same Split of 70/30 that Apple makes to pay publishers and writers for their work.
Apple rejected the original iOS program on Monday, citing bypass subscription rules in app.XAML Legibility argues that they are not publishers but providing software as a service--which can partly prompted an explanation from work yesterday and could indicate that Apple will reconsider its rejection. Otherwise, Apple insists on 30% of the subscription fee before the Publisher and readability's cut, cutting down the Publisher (collective) part of every $ 5 from $ 3.50 up to $ 2.45.
Collision is uncommon in this technology is licensed and built into legibility Safari already, along with products of other companies such as Amazon's Kindle. This also is already in use on the iPad applications such as Flipboard and Reeder. Readability said they didn't talk to anyone on the Apple app rejection of iOS, but before the app, along with an explanation of his position.
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