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John Gruber of Daring Fireball has synthesized some of the swirling
rumors about Rupert Murdoch's latest News Corp venture: The Daily, an
iPad / tablet-specific publication that will cost real US money
dollars. Add in a touch of his own sources and it's a pretty
interesting story, particularly when it comes to the future of
publications and other "recurring" services on iOS devices. Gruber
says that his sources (and he makes sure to clarify that his sources
on this particular bit aren't from Apple) say Apple is brewing up a
new billing option for apps to allow for subscription payments through
the App Store. That sounds kind of boring, but the lack of real
automated payment has held back some publishers. Right now a user has
to knowingly tap an in-app purchase every time they want to continue
their subscription, instead of letting that monthly payment float into
the back of the consciousness where publications want it, and Apple
also restricts app builders from getting their payments outside of the
Apple ecosystem. Word is that there could be an Apple event within the
next few weeks to announce all this, though it seems a stretch for
Apple to rally the troops for just subscription payments and a new pub
that flaunts them. Maybe they'll throw in a Verizon iPhone just for
kicks!
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