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Build for two worlds The biggest strategic mistake is betting everything on today's US 0%. The Supreme Court could uphold Apple's right to charge a commiss...

Build for two worlds The biggest strategic mistake is betting everything on today's US 0%. The Supreme Court could uphold Apple's right to charge a commission on external links, and Apple and Google revise their fee terms regularly. Design so that a rule change is a configuration update, not a rewrite. What resilience looks like Route as config: the app asks the backend which purchase flow to show for the current storefront, so you can switch a market from external back to in-app without shipping a new build. Keep in-app purchase wired: even where you prefer external, keeping in-app purchase functional means you can fall back instantly if a route closes. Entitlements unify everything: because access depends on the account's entitlement, not on how it was purchased, you can accept money through any channel and the app does not care. Prefer the durable routes for your core: the reader model and Google's published fee split are far more stable than the contested US 0%. Lean on them for baseline economics and treat the US 0% as upside. Done well, you capture today's savings and survive tomorrow's ruling either way. Educational material, not legal or tax advice. App-store rules and the underlying court cases are changing month to month in 2026 — always confirm the current terms in Apple's and Google's own developer documentation before you ship, and get professional advice for your jurisdiction.