Tencent to apply for Apple’s new App Store Mini Apps Partner Program [Updated]<div class="feat-image">
</div><p><strong>Update 9:34am PT</strong>: There is no direct deal between Apple and Tencent for the 15% commission rate on WeChat mini games and apps. Instead, Tencent is taking advantage of Apple’s new
App Store Mini Apps Partner Program, which
launched for all developers today. Tencent, like all developers, will first have to apply to the program. </p>
<p>Members of the program earn 85% of
qualifying In‑App Purchase sales within
qualifying mini apps. </p>
<p>The original story via
Bloomberg is below. </p>
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<p>The situation arises because the way most Chinese iPhone users buy apps is
very different to anywhere else in the world … </p>
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Tencent to apply for Apple’s new App Store Mini Apps Partner Program [Updated]
