WordPress founder claims Apple cut off updates to his completely free app because it wants 30 percent
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WordPress, the iOS app, lets you build and manage a website right from your iPhone or iPad, for free.
Separately, WordPress.com also happens to sell domain names and fancier website packages.
Now, WordPress founding developer Matt Mullenweg is accusing Apple of cutting off the ability to update that app — until or unless he adds in-app purchases so the most valuable company in the world can extract its 30 percent cut of the money.
Heads up on why @WordPressiOS updates have been absent... we were locked by App Store. To be able to ship updates and bug fixes again we had to commit to support in-app purchases for .com plans. I know why this is problematic, open to suggestions. Allow others IAP? New name?
— Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) A...