Illinois is the latest State to propose a bill to allow third-party payment systems in Apple and Google's mobile ecosystem, bypassing their 30% commission.
The new bill, called the Freedom to Subscribe Directly Act, would make it illegal for the tech giants to compel"a software application developer that is domiciled in the State to use a particular in-application payment system as the exclusive mode of accepting payments from a user for software application downloads or digital purchases; require use of a particular in-application payment system for accepting payments from Illinois users to download a software application or purchase a...
The newly proposed bill is receiving the full support of a private software company based on Illinois home turf called Basecamp. Basecamp has already been involved in the fight against Apple's App Store policy, as it had its company e-mail client HEY dropped from the App Store because Basecamp wouldn't agree to the 30% commission.
The Illinois bill follows in the footsteps of Florida, New York, North Dakota, and other States that have already tried and failed to allow developers to offer their own payment systems and bypass the high commission, which has been called"unconscionable" and"highway robbery" by U.S. Congressmen.
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