Tesla Dodges Apple's Secret Tax

Apple's App Store policy mandates using their In-App Purchase system, incurring a 30% fee. Still, Tesla seems to circumvent this fee for its "View Live Camera" feature by allowing credit card payments instead. Apple appears to be allowing this violation of its policy, with no comments from either company. While Apple's guidelines require an in-app purchase option for features working with physical products, the Tesla app lacks this option and only accepts credit card payments. Despite Apple's strict review process and recent app removals, the company appears lenient with Tesla's violation of the guidelines. Other apps like Netflix and Spotify also avoid Apple's In-App Purchase system to prevent passing on the extra 30% cost to users. Apple is currently involved in a legal battle with Epic Games over its payment policies, and the outcome may have implications for this issue. In Europe, new regulations will require Apple to allow other app stores on the iPhone, but there is no movement in that direction in the US.