Comixology Kills In-App Purchasing on iOS, Enraging Users

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Comixology Kills In-App Purchasing on iOS, Enraging Users
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It's been less than a month since Amazon acquired (http://mashable.com/2014/04/10/amazon-to-acquire-comixology/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) Comixology, but the company has already made a contreversial change to its iOS app (http://mashable.com/category/ios-apps/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) that has angered many of its users.

The digital comics company completely ******* in-app purchasing from its iOS app in an update (http://comixology.tumblr.com/post/83931330905/important-changes) over the weekend, forcing iOS users to buy comics from the company's web-based storefront

See also: 9 Excellent Apps For Discovering New Things (http://mashable.com/2013/02/15/discovery-apps/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


With the latest version of the app, purchasing comics works similarly to how Kindle purchases for iOS are made. Just like Kindle editions of books, which can't be purchased from Amazon's iOS app, iOS users can **w only purchase comics from comixology.com. The company also updated its Android app to change how in-app purchases are made. Transactions are **w made through Comixology, instead of Google, but the company didn't remove them entirely. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/28/comixology-in-app-purchase/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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