Podcasts Technology The Vergecast Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson and Rep. David Cicilline on Apple's monopolistic app store fees

Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson and Rep. David Cicilline on Apple's monopolistic app store fees

Published: June 18, 2020, 6:25 p.m.

Apple is acting like a monopolist and a bully, according to the chairman of the House Antitrust Committee.\nRep. David Cicilline (D-RI) joined The Vergecast along with Basecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson to discuss the plight of Hey, Basecamp\u2019s new $99-a-year premium email service. Earlier this week, Heinemeier Hansson revealed that Apple had rejected the Hey iPhone app from the App Store because it didn\u2019t offer any way to sign up and pay in the app itself \u2014 which would require giving Apple a 30 percent cut of the fee.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices