{"id":340126,"date":"2017-05-04T18:55:59","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T10:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/05\/04\/apple-affiliate-commission-in-app-purchases\/"},"modified":"2017-05-04T18:55:59","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T10:55:59","slug":"apples-affiliate-commission-changes-only-apply-to-in-app-purchases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/apples-affiliate-commission-changes-only-apply-to-in-app-purchases\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s Affiliate Commission Changes Only Apply to In-App Purchases?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Last week we reported<\/a> that Apple had emailed all iTunes Affiliate Program members to inform them that its commission rate for all apps and in-app content would be reduced to 2.5 percent on May 1, down from 7 percent, globally. <\/p>\n

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\nThe news came as a blow to app review and discovery websites like AppShopper<\/a><\/em> and TouchArcade<\/a><\/em> that depend on the commissions to generate revenue.<\/p>\n

However, this morning MacGamerHQ<\/a><\/em> posted an email communication from iTunes Affiliate Support that casts doubt on Apple’s original announcement. <\/p>\n

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\nThe message above was received in response to a query about whether Mac apps would be impacted by the commission changes. As shown, the email states that iOS and Mac app commissions remain at 7 percent, while only in-app commissions will fall to 2.5 percent. <\/p>\n

If the affiliate team’s information is accurate, then the change in commissions does not apply to individual app purchases, as Apple originally stated.<\/p>\n

MacGamerHQ<\/em> notes that several affected site owners and bloggers are still seeing 7 percent commissions come through for iTunes affiliate links, despite the fact that the changes were meant to come into effect on Monday. We’ll make sure to update this post if\/when Apple clarifies the situation. <\/p>\n

Tags: App Store<\/a>, iTunes Affiliate Program<\/a> <\/div>\n

Discuss this article<\/a> in our forums<\/p>\n

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