Opinion: In-app ‘tipping’ controversy in China highlights gap in Apple’s cultural understanding overseas<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>Apple has now implemented a <a href="
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<p>Apple’s point of view makes perfect sense in the USA. It argues that a donation from a user to a content creator is no different to an in-app purchase. Indeed, in the original news piece, many commenters took issue with the use of the word ‘donation,’ saying that this is suggestive of a contribution to a charitable cause rather than to an individual.</p>
<p>But it is this which highlights the cultural gulf between the two countries …</p>
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Opinion: In-app ‘tipping’ controversy in China highlights gap in Apple’s cultural understanding overseas
